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[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. Columban and his monks proclaimed the Gospel to many and founded numerous churches. They sailed to various islands and even went inland in their labors to bring people to Christ. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.
Columba is not to be confused with his discipleanother Irish missionary saint, St. [[Columbanus]]of Luxeuil.
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