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Iona Abbey — One of the oldest and most important religious centres in Western Europe, Iona Abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland, though not the first one.LocationIona Abbey is located on the Isle of Iona, just off the… … Wikipedia
Iona (Schottland) — Iona (Ì Chaluim Chille) Die Abtei vom Meer aus gesehen Gewässer Nordatlantik … Deutsch Wikipedia
Iona — Infobox Scottish island | latitude=56.33 longitude= 6.42 GridReference= NM275245 celtic name=Ì Chaluim Cille norse name=Eyin Helga; Hioe (hypothetical) meaning of name= Gaelic for Columba s island . area=877 ha (2,166 acres) area rank=55 highest… … Wikipedia
Iona Community — The Iona Community, founded in 1938 by the Rev George MacLeod, is an ecumenical Christian community of men and women from different walks of life and different traditions in the Christian church that is committed to seeking new ways of living the … Wikipedia
Iona — IONA, or Icolmkill, an island of the Hebrides, and also a quoad sacra parish, in the parish of Kilfinichen, district of Mull, county of Argyll; containing 1084 inhabitants, of whom 460 are on the island. This place, which is of remote… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Abbey of Deer — Abbey of Deer † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Deer A once famous Scotch monastery. According to the Celtic legend St. Columcille, his disciple Drostan, and others, went from Hy (Iona) into Buchan and established an important… … Catholic encyclopedia
Abbey of Dunfermline — Abbey of Dunfermline † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Dunfermline In the south west of Fife, Scotland. Founded by King Malcolm Canmore and his queen, Margaret, about 1070, it was richly endowed by him and his sons, and remodelled as … Catholic encyclopedia
Abbey St. Bathans — is a community in Berwickshire in the eastern part of the Scottish Borderland.Although its name suggests a larger foundation, Abbey St. Bathans was originally a priory of Cistercian Nuns. It was sanctified and then used as a retreat by the… … Wikipedia
Abbot of Iona — Iona s first abbot, Saint Columba, before the fortress of the Pictish king The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in… … Wikipedia
Abbey of Kells — The Abbey of Kells ( Mainistir Cheanannais in Irish) is a former monastery located on Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 40 miles north of Dublin. It was founded in the early ninth century AD and the Book of Kells was kept there during the later… … Wikipedia
Iona — /uy oh neuh/, n. an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity. * * * ▪ island, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom island of the Inner Hebrides, Strathclyde region, Scotland. It is 3 miles (5… … Universalium
