One outstanding example of monastic evangelism was the work of Columba (521–597). In his early years Columba lived as a monk in Ireland. He founded several monasteries, just as Patrick had done. In 563 Columba took twelve fellow monks and founded a new monastery on the island of Iona near the coast of Scotland. The monastery at Iona was a base from which to evangelize the Picts, a tribe in northern Scotland. Even after Columba’s death, the monastery at Iona continued to send out evangelists. One