Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona

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Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona is a late 7th-century Latin hagiographical work that recounts the life, miracles, and spiritual legacy of the Irish missionary and monastic founder Saint Columba.

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Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin prose text
hagiographical work
saint's life
approximateDate c. 697
associatedMonastery Iona Abbey
associatedRegion Ireland
Northumbria
Scotland
author Adomnán of Iona
bookCount 3
countryOfOrigin Dál Riata
surface form: Kingdom of Dál Riata
dateOfComposition late 7th century
describes death of Saint Columba
life of Saint Columba
miracles of Saint Columba
prophecies of Saint Columba
visions of Saint Columba
focusesOn miraculous powers of Saint Columba
missionary activity of Saint Columba
monastic leadership of Saint Columba
spiritual authority of Saint Columba
genre Christian literature
hagiography
historicalValue major source for early medieval Scottish history
major source for the history of Iona
major source for the life of Saint Columba
influenced later Columban hagiography
medieval Scottish historical writing
language Latin
literaryForm prose narrative
mainSubject Saint Columba
manuscriptTradition medieval Latin manuscripts
placeOfComposition Iona
portrays Saint Columba as miracle-worker
Saint Columba as monastic founder
Saint Columba as prophet
religiousFunction edification of monks
promotion of the cult of Saint Columba
religiousOrderContext Columban monastic tradition
religiousTradition Christianity
setting Dál Riata
Iona
Pictish territories
structure three books
theologicalTheme divine grace
miracle
prophecy
sanctity
timePeriodDescribed 6th century
early 7th century
usedAsSourceBy modern historians of early medieval Britain

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Saint Columba sourceOfBiography Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona