The island of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland, is the symbolic centre of Scottish Christianity. Through 1400 years of history its fortunes have fluctuated, from its heights as one of the greatest ...

The traditional opinion of how Columba came to Scotland states that after being ordained as into the priesthood in Ireland, Columba became involved in a violent quarrel with a colleague. The quarrel ...

A selection of media reflecting the religious and cultural importance of St Columba ... on the island of Iona. The influence of this group of monks reverberates through Scotland's history and ...

His purpose is hardly less ambitious than St. Columba’s: to eventually awaken Scotland and England to ... years he resigned his pulpit and went to Iona. There, in 1938, George MacLeod began ...

Experts think the Book of Kells was created on Iona in this manner ... century Irish missionary St Columba, who is credited with spreading Christianity throughout Scotland. But the British ...

Poet Kenneth Steven has a special relationship with the small Hebridean island of Iona ... coast of Scotland. It was the place of learning and worship in the 6th century, when St Columba brought ...