IN SEARCH OF SAINT COLUMBA Friday June 9th is the Feast day of one of the major apostles of Christianity in Scotland - St Columba. From his early life in Ireland to his decision to leave his homeland and found a monastic community on the Scottish Island of Iona, he changed the landscape of our nation and world forever. Watch his inspiring story here as we go in search for Saint Columba. Diocese of Motherwell Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh Archdiocese of Glasgow Diocese of Derry Diocese of

1.7K views · 1.3K reactions | Saint Columba, Patron of Iona, Scotland and Ireland whose feast day is 9 June. Banished to an island off the coast of Scotland never to return because he caused a battle that unalived thousands of his countrymen #irishhistory #ireland #irelandtiktok #darkhistory #scotlandtiktok #iona | Legends of Lecale Peninsula | Facebook

Around AD 580, St Columba made the long journey from his Isle of Iona monastery to the Inverness court of Bridei, king of the Picts. As he was travelling up Loch Ness, Columba was summoned to visit an elderly Pictish nobleman at Airdchartdan (Urquhart). Emchath was close to death, and Columba baptised him and his entire household, essentially converting the Picts to Christianity.Emchath’s residence may have stood on the site of the castle. The discovery of a fragment of Pictish brooch from the l