Kolumba

Mtume wa Wapikti.

Kolumba (anajulikana pia kama Colum Cille, Colm Cille, Calum Cille, Colum Keeilley, Kolban na Kolbjørn, maana yake "Njiwa wa Kanisa"; 7 Desemba 521 – 9 Juni 597) alikuwa mmonaki padri mmisionari kutoka Ireland aliyeeneza Ukristo kati ya Wapikti wa Uskoti.

Baada ya kupata malezi ya kitawa, alianzisha monasteri kadhaa maarufu kwa nidhamu na elimu, kwanza kwao, halafu katika kisiwa cha Iona (Uskoti) alipofariki mbele ya altare akiwa anamngojea Bwana.

Anahesabiwa kati ya Mitume kumi na wawili wa Ireland.

Anaheshimiwa na madhehebu mbalimbali kama mtakatifu.

Sikukuu yake ni tarehe ya kifo chake, 9 Juni.

Sala yake

Peke yangu, pasipo yeyote ila wewe, Mungu wangu, nasafiri katika njia yangu.

Niogope nini, ukiwa karibu nami, mtawala usiku na mchana?

Katika mkono wako niko salama kuliko kama ningezungukwa na jeshi la kunilinda.

Tazama pia

• Watakatifu wa Agano la Kale
• Orodha ya Watakatifu Wakristo
• Orodha ya Watakatifu wa Afrika
• Orodha ya Watakatifu Wafransisko

Marejeo

• Adomnán (c. 700), Reeves, William, ed., Life of Saint Columba, Founder of Hy., Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas (published 1874), retrieved 2008-09-14 
• Tranter, Nigel G. (1987), Historical novels by Nigel Tranter set before 1286, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 0-340-40699-2, retrieved 2008-09-14 
• Magnusson (1990), The Cambridge Biographical Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-39518-6, retrieved 2008-09-14 
• Lewis, James (2007), Paths of Exile: Narratives of St. Columba and the Praxis of Iona, Cloverdale Corporation, ISBN 1-929569-24-6, retrieved 2008-09-14 
• Campbell, George F (2006), The First and Lost Iona, Glasgow: Candlemas Hill Publishing, ISBN 1-873586-13-2, archived from the original on 2010-06-14, retrieved 2012-09-08 

Viungo vya nje

• St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery
• CELT: On the Life of Saint Columba (Betha Choluim Chille) (tr. W. Stokes)
• CELT: The Life of Columba, written by Adamnan (tr. W. Reeves)
• BBC: St Columba
• The Church of St Michael and All Angels website: St Columba of Iona, Apostle to the Picts Archived 28 Julai 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
• St Columba on SaintsAlive Archived 13 Agosti 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
• Photo of the birthplace of Columcille at Gartan Archived 14 Julai 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
• Coláiste Choilm

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