Editing Columba (section)

==Legacy==

===Ireland===
In Ireland, the saint is commonly known as Colmcille.

Colmcille is one of the three patron saints of Ireland, after [[Saint Patrick|Patrick]] and [[Brigid of Kildare]].<ref name="IP">{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/125140-2-125140 |title=11 facts about St Colmcille – the Irish patron saint who was banished from Ireland for starting a tribal war |last=Lonergan |first=Aidan |date=9 June 2017 |work=[[The Irish Post]] |access-date=23 May 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523162333/https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/125140-2-125140 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Colmcille is the patron saint of the city of [[Derry]], where he founded a monastic settlement in c. 540.<ref name="IP" /> The name of the city in [[Irish Gaelic|Irish]] is ''Doire Cholm Cille'' and is derived from the native oak trees in the area and the city's association with Colmcille. The Catholic Church of Saint Colmcille's Long Tower, and the Church of Ireland St Augustine's Church both claim to stand at the spot of this original settlement. The Church of Ireland Cathedral, [[St. Columb's Cathedral]], and the largest park in the city, [[St. Columb's Park]], are named in his honour. The Catholic Boys' Grammar School, [[St. Columb's College]], has him as Patron and namesake.

St. Columba's National School in Drumcondra is a girls' school named after the saint.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ionaroadschool.ie/|title=Iona road St Columbas school Glasnevin Dublin}}</ref>

St. Colmcille's Primary School<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stcolmcilles.org/ |title=St Colmcilles |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223116/http://www.stcolmcilles.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and St. Colmcille's Community School<ref>{{cite web | title =St. Colmcille's Community School | url =http://www.stcolmcilles.ie/ | date =8 May 2014 | access-date =12 May 2014 | archive-date =13 May 2014 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140513022907/http://stcolmcilles.ie/ | url-status =live }}</ref> are two schools in [[Knocklyon]], Dublin, named after him, with the former having an annual day dedicated to the saint on 9 June.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Events|url=http://www.stcolmcilles.org/events.html|access-date=2020-06-09|website=ST. COLMCILLE'S S.N.S|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609213937/http://www.stcolmcilles.org/events.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The town of [[Swords, County Dublin]] was reputedly founded by Colmcille in 560 AD.{{sfn|Sidwell|1995|p=70}} St. Colmcille's Boys' National School and St. Colmcille's Girls' National School, both located in the town of Swords, are also named after the Saint as is one of the local gaelic teams, Naomh Colmcille.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stcolmcillesgns.scoilnet.ie/blog/|title=St. Colmcille's Girls' N.S. – Fáilte chuig suíomh idirlíon Scoil Cholmcille na gCailíní|website=stcolmcillesgns.scoilnet.ie|access-date=6 August 2018|archive-date=6 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806180134/http://stcolmcillesgns.scoilnet.ie/blog/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Columba Press, a religious and spiritual book company based in Dublin, is named after Colmcille.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who We Are|url=https://columbabooks.com/who-we-are/|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Columba Books|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125094312/https://columbabooks.com/who-we-are/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Aer Lingus]], Ireland's national [[flag carrier]] has named one of its [[Airbus A330]] aircraft in commemoration of the saint (reg: EI-DUO).<ref name="IP" />

===Scotland===
Columba is credited as being a leading figure in the revitalisation of [[monasticism]]. The [[Clan MacCallum|Clan Malcolm/Clan McCallum]] claims its name from Columba and was reputedly founded by the descendants of his original followers.<ref name="IP" /> It is also said that [[Clan Robertson]] Clan Donnachaidh / Duncan are heirs of Columba. [[Clan MacKinnon]] may also have some claim to being spiritual descendants of St Columba. Sir [[Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk]] speculated that Clan MacKinnon belonged to the kindred of Columba, noting the MacKinnon [[Coat of arms|Arms]] bore the hand of Columba holding the [[Cross]], and the several Mackinnon [[abbot]]s of [[Iona]].<ref>Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Iain, Sir. ''The Highland Clans''. London: Barrie & Rockliff, 1967. pp. 70–71.</ref> The MacKinnons included Green Abbots who were never priests and who were corrupt. The Macdonald Lords of the Isles dealt with them, imprisoning one who was convicted of treachery since Iona was the spiritual seat of Clan Donald.<ref>Clan Donald & Iona Abbey 1200-1500 by Ian Ross Macdonnell, 2012, beginning at p. 49.</ref>

The cathedral of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles|Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles]] is placed under the patronage of Saint Columba,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rcdai.org.uk/saint-columba/ |title=Saint Columba |website=Diocese of Argyll & the Isles |date=10 February 2016 |access-date=23 May 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523162333/https://rcdai.org.uk/saint-columba/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as are numerous [[Catholic school]]s and parishes throughout the nation. The [[Scottish Episcopal Church]],<ref>{{cite web| url = https://largs-church.co.uk/| title = St Columba's Scottish Episcopal Church. Largs}}</ref> the [[Church of Scotland]],<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.stcolumbas.org.uk/| title = St Columba's Church of Scotland, London}}</ref> and the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of England]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://lutheranchurch.org.uk/directory/east-kilbride/| title = St Columba's Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Kilbride| date = 30 November 2015}}</ref> also have parishes dedicated to him. The village of [[Kilmacolm]] in [[Renfrewshire (historic)|Renfrewshire]] is also derived from Colmcille's name.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parhistory752.html |publisher= University of Edinburgh |author= ((The Editors of the Gazetteer for Scotland))|access-date= 13 June 2009 |title= Kilmacolm history, Gazetteer for Scotland |archive-date= 3 June 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120603123824/http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parhistory752.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

St Columba's Hospice, a prominent hospice in [[Edinburgh]], is named after the saint.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stcolumbashospice.org.uk|title=St Columba's Hospice, Palliative Care in Edinburgh|website=stcolumbashospice.org.uk|access-date=26 September 2021|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729122258/https://stcolumbashospice.org.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Poetry ===
Columba currently has two poems attributed to him: "Adiutor Laborantium" and "[[Altus Prosator]]".<ref name="ailb_Help">{{Cite web | title = Helper of Workers | last = Moore | first = T.M. | work = The Fellowship of Ailbe | date = 23 August 2014 | access-date = 10 June 2018 | url = https://www.ailbe.org/columns/item/5470-helper-of-workers | archive-date = 12 June 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140902/https://www.ailbe.org/columns/item/5470-helper-of-workers | url-status = live }}</ref> Both poems are examples of [[Abecedarian hymn]]s in Latin written while Columba was at the [[Iona Abbey]].

The shorter of the two poems, "Adiutor Laborantium" consists of twenty-seven lines of eight syllables each, with each line following the format of an [[Abecedarian hymn]] using the [[Classical Latin alphabet]] save for lines 10–11 and 25–27. The content of the poem addresses God as a helper, ruler, guard, defender and lifter for those who are good and an enemy of sinners whom he will punish.{{sfn|Clancy|Gilbert|1995|p=73}}

"[[Altus Prosator]]" consists of twenty-three stanzas sixteen syllables long, with the first containing seven lines and six lines in each subsequent stanza. It uses the same format and alphabet as "Adiutor Laborantium" except with each stanza starting with a different letter rather than each line. The poem tells a story over three parts split into the beginning of time, the history of Creation, and the Apocalypse or end of time.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wesseling|first=Margaret|year=1988|title=Structure and Image in the "Altus Prosator": Columba's Symmetrical Universe|jstor=20557197|journal=Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium|volume=8|pages=46–57}}</ref>

===Other===
Columba is honoured in the Anglican communion, including the [[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|Church of England]] and the [[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]], on 9 June.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Calendar|url=https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/calendar|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Church of England|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309204842/https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/calendar|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bEq7DwAAQBAJ |title=Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018 |date=2019-12-17 |publisher=Church Publishing, Inc. |isbn=978-1-64065-235-4}}</ref> The Church of St. Columba in Ottawa is part of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa.<ref>[https://stcolumbaottawa.ca/index.html Church of St. Columba, Manor Park, Ottawa]</ref> St. Columba Anglican Church is located in Tofino, British Columbia.<ref>[https://www.stcolumbatofino.ca/ St. Columba Anglican Church, Tofino, BC]</ref>

St. Columba's Episcopal Church is in Washington, D.C.<ref>[https://www.columba.org/ St. Columba's Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.]</ref> There is a St. Columba's Presbyterian Church in Peppermint Grove, Washington.<ref>[https://stcolumbaspresbyterian.com/  St. Columba's Presbyterian Church, Peppermint Grove, Washington]</ref> The Saint-Columba Presbyterian Church in Palmerstone, [[Vacoas-Phoenix]] is part of the Presbyterian Church in [[Mauritius]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presbyterian.mu/en/parishes/saint-columba-phoenix | title=Saint-Columba, Phoenix – Parishes – Presbyterian Church of Mauritius }}</ref>

Columba is the patron saint of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown]], Ohio. The Cathedral there is named for him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stcolumbacathedral.org/history |title=History |website=Saint Columba Cathedral |access-date=23 May 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523164406/https://www.stcolumbacathedral.org/history |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Iona University]], in [[New Rochelle, New York]], is named after the island on which Columba established his first monastery in Scotland,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iona.edu/about/history-mission/catholic-heritage.aspx |title=Catholic Heritage |website=Iona College |access-date=23 May 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523164408/https://www.iona.edu/about/history-mission/catholic-heritage.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> as is [[Iona College (Windsor, Ontario)|Iona College]] in [[Windsor, Ontario]], [[Iona Presentation College, Perth]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iona.wa.edu.au/view/welcome/history-presentation |title=History and the Presentation Sisters |website=Iona Presentation College |access-date=23 May 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523163252/https://www.iona.wa.edu.au/view/welcome/history-presentation |url-status=live }}</ref> and Iona College Geelong in [[Charlemont, Victoria]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://iona.vic.edu.au/welcome-to-iona-college-geelong/ |title=Welcome to Iona College Geelong |website=Iona College Geelong |date=2 January 2019 |access-date=23 May 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523165910/https://iona.vic.edu.au/welcome-to-iona-college-geelong/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In [[Bangor, Pennsylvania]], there is a megalith park called Columcille, which is open to the public.

There are at least four [[pipe band]]s named for him; one each from [[Tullamore]], Ireland,<ref>{{Facebook|StColmcillesPipeBand |St Colmcille's Pipe Band, Tullamore }}</ref> from [[Derry]], Northern Ireland,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colmcillepipeband.com/ |title=colmcillepipeband.com |publisher=colmcillepipeband.com |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517125228/http://colmcillepipeband.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> from [[Kearny, New Jersey]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stcolumcille.com/ |title=stcolumcille.com |publisher=stcolumcille.com |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-date=8 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808130337/http://www.stcolumcille.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and from [[Cape Cod]], Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capecodpipesanddrums.com |title=capecodpipesanddrums.com |publisher=capecodpipesanddrums.com |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517034915/http://capecodpipesanddrums.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[St. Columba's School, Delhi|St. Columba's School]], one of the most prominent English-Medium schools in [[India]], run by the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers|Irish Christian Brothers]], is also named after the saint.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stcolumbas.edu.in/about-school.html |title=About School |website=St. Columba's School, New Delhi |access-date=23 May 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523164407/http://www.stcolumbas.edu.in/about-school.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Munich [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]] is named [[München]] Colmcilles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.munichgaa.de/ |title=munichgaa.de |publisher=munichgaa.de |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-date=14 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214061229/http://www.munichgaa.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Saint Columba's Feast Day, 9 June, has been designated as International Celtic Art Day. The [[Book of Kells]] and the [[Book of Durrow]], great medieval masterpieces of Celtic art, are associated with Columba.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.celticartday.com/photos |title=Why June 9 |website=International Day of Celtic Art |access-date=23 May 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523164407/https://www.celticartday.com/photos |url-status=live }}</ref>

Benjamin Britten composed ''[[A Hymn of St Columba]]'' for choir and organ in 1962, setting a poem by the saint, on the occasion of the 1,400th anniversary of his voyage to Iona.<ref name="Spicer">{{cite web
| last = Spicer
| first = Paul
| author-link = Paul Spicer
| url = http://www.boosey.com/downloads/brittenchoralenglish.pdf
| title = A Hymn of St Columba
| work = Britten Choral Guide
| publisher = [[Boosey & Hawkes]]
| pages = 8–9
| access-date = 13 November 2019
| archive-date = 8 November 2020
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201108174029/https://www.boosey.com/downloads/brittenchoralenglish.pdf
| url-status = live
}}</ref>