saint columba

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von saint columba im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

or Colum or Columcille born 521, Tyrconnell died June 8/9, 597, Iona; feast day June 9 Irish abbot and missionary. A member of the warrior aristocracy, he was excommunicated for his part in a bloody battle. Exiled, he set out to do penance as a missionary. He founded two famous monasteries in Ireland before taking 12 disciples to the Scottish island of Iona ( 563), where they built a church and monastery that served as a base for the conversion of the Scottish Picts, and thereby Scotland, to Christianity

Silbentrennung

saint Co·lum·ba

Türkische aussprache

seynt kōlʌmbı

Aussprache

/ˈsānt ˌkōˈləmbə/ /ˈseɪnt ˌkoʊˈlʌmbə/