Saint Columba

Saint Columba
Originally uploaded by Matt Rees.

today is the feast day of Saint Columba of Iona. He was a very important important early Celtic apostle, who left Ireland and planted a monastery on the Isle of Iona off the western coast of Scotland. i have been there - it's beautiful. from there a team was eventually sent to the Isle of Lindisfarne - now known as Holy Island - off the east coast of Northern England, which was the base from which much of Northern England was first evangelised. you can read more about Columba here.