Our Righteous Father Columba of Iona.
After he established a number of monasteries and churches in his native Ireland, Saint Columba founded the renowned monastery of Iona, off the coast of Scotland. Having guided many in the path of salvation, he reposed in peace in 597.
The above account is taken from the Great Horologion,
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