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Also Known As Saint Colum • Saint Columcille
Born c.521 • Ireland
Died June 8, 597 or June 9, 597 • Ireland
Founder Ireland

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St. Columba
Iona Abbey
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Saint Kenneth
Irish abbot
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
English statesman
Charles I
Charles I
king of Great Britain and Ireland
William III
William III
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Charles II, 19th-century engraving by William Holl.
Charles II
king of Great Britain and Ireland
Godfrey Kneller: painting of James II
James II
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Anne
Anne
queen of Great Britain and Ireland
Richard Cromwell, miniature by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Richard Cromwell
English statesman
Mary II
Mary II
queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Holinshed, Raphael: Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande
Raphael Holinshed
English chronicler
Brendan, Saint
St. Brendan
Celtic abbot
Ninian, St.
St. Ninian
Celtic missionary
Saint Colman of Lindisfarne
Irish saint
Saint Ciaran of Clonmacnoise's church
Saint Ciaran of Clonmacnoise
Irish abbot
Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish politician
Edward I
Edward I
king of England
Alex Salmond
Alex Salmond
Scottish politician
Daniel Mytens: portrait of James I
James I
king of England and Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary
queen of Scotland
Humza Yousaf
Humza Yousaf
first minister of Scotland

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