Iona Abbey and Nunnery on the Isle of Iona was founded by the Irish abbot St. Columba in 563 AD. From here Christianity spread through Scotland. The building was reconstructed in 1910 on the ruins of earlier churches.

I took a trip to Ellary, Argyll to visit St Columba's Cave. It's a very atmospheric place, quite spooky. This cave is traditionally said to have been a cell occupied for a time by St Columba on his way from his home in Ulster to his final settlements at Dunadd and Iona. The story goes that Columba applied to King Conal for permission to establish his monastery at Iona. While he waited for the king's decision, the saint stayed here, on the south coast of the Knapdale peninsula. #travelgram #spooky #highlands #scotland_insta #scotlandhighlands #thehighlands #scotlandsbeauty #scottishhighlands #spookyvibes #highlandsofscotland #southernhighlands #pagancommunity #christianity #christian #stcolumbas #pagan #stcolumbans #paganism #stcolumba #travelblogger In one of the photos you can see a St Bridgid's Cross ... this cross was originally derived from the pagan symbol of the Irish goddess Bridgid, one of the Tuatha Dé Danann ... the supernatural tribe of the gods in Irish mythology. So, this cave is a place which is almost exactly coincidental with the Christian absorption of pagan gods and feast days. The co-option of the old ways into the new religon with all that that brought for good and bad. (at Ellary, Argyll And Bute, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ39lEUMro6/?utm_medium=tumblr

“Whether she is the daughter of a noble or a commoner, the chastity of a young woman has the right to be respected." St Columba Kim Hyo-Im; martyred in 1839 with her sister St Agnes Kim Hyo-Ju Reference photo: @erinnyoo #lent2021 #day5 #40for40 #stcolumba #김효임골룸바 #prayforus #redux #koreanmartyrs #103 #catholic #martyr #saint #backtothedrawingboard #noshamedance https://www.instagram.com/p/CLneYIysKDZ/?igshid=pbuw9ejnjhu3

Time to go, Sligo... Hogy fáradt vagyok-e? Nos, igen, és ez a kiváló bögre is napról napra jobban hozzám nőtt. Hogy elégedett vagyok-e? Nyilván nem, hiszen bármilyen hely megérdemelne akár hónapokat is, hogy azt tudjam mondani, megismertem. Mégis jó érzésekkel utazom tovább (na, persze ha a kiírt busz tényleg létezik) most már lassan haza Cahersiveenbe. Sligo a legjobb arcát mutatta, akkor is, amikor igyekezett undok lenni, így ha egyszer enyém lesz a világ minden ideje, biztosan visszajövök. A hosszabb összefoglalót nyugodtabb estéimen kalapálom össze, addig is itt hagyok még néhány képet a tegnapi “Irish camino”-ról. És aztán eldobom a szundit a busz hátsó ülésén... Remélem az átszálláshoz leszednek.

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St Columba Kim Hyo-Im; martyred in 1839 with her sister St Agnes Kim Hyo-Ju #lent2019 #day32 #40for40 #stcolumba #김효임골룸바 #prayforus #redux #koreanmartyrs #103 #catholic #martyr #saint #noshamedance https://www.instagram.com/p/BwIueMRDm31F3cBUlGVWdIzKOPqvSZK7DmT5gg0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m0yg6k3il20e

Delmotte organ 1907

The views are breathtaking off the bay of Oban and Iona for that matter.