St Columba and his followers arrived from Ireland and established a monastery on Iona in 563.

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The community continues the tradition of worship first that was first established by St Columba 1, 450 years ago.

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The findings will be then be used for events in 2013 marking the 1, 450th anniversary of St Columba's arrival in 563 AD.

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St Oran's Cross will be back in place for the celebration of the 1450th anniversary of the arrival of St Columba on the island.

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Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton accompanied her husband on stage while former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush sat in the audience with his wife, Columba.

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The Scottish Charity Regulator said that in its evaluation, St George's School for Girls, Fettes College and St Columba's School had failed to pass the test.

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The Right Rev Ian Murray, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and the Islands, said Mrs Shand Kydd had been a valued worshipper at St Columba's Cathedral in Oban.

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Prof Scott Murray, St Columba's Hospice chair of primary palliative care a Edinburgh University, said while cancer patients had good support networks, that was not the case with other conditions.

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From this endeavour, it was found that Columba livia's DNA holds about 17, 300 genes - the codes used by cells to implement the biochemistry needed to build and maintain the animal's body.

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If you go deeper back in time, you meet the city's patron and founder, the warrior monk Colmcille or Saint Columba, who founded the missionary movement that helped bring Europe out of the Dark Ages.

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