[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]
Our venerable and God-bearing Father '''Columba of Iona''', Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as '''Columcille''', meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.