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When was Columba born?

  • 7 December 521

  • 2 January 500

  • 10 September 505

  • 24 December 515

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Columba was born on 7 December 521, in what is now Ireland. He was a Christian monk and missionary who founded the monastic settlement of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland. Columba is considered to be one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland and is a patron saint of Scotland.
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