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IONA (eye-OH-nuh)
1.
An island of western Scotland
2.
College in New Rochelle, New York
Common
clues:
Hebrides
island; New Rochelle college; Scottish island or N.Y. College;
Isle of Mull neighbor; New York college; Macbeth's burial place;
Westchester college
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
4 times a year
Frequency
in English language:
25340 / 86800
News:
Iona
College student survives 30 foot fall down shaft of New Rochelle
bldg.
Video:
Visions
of Iona
Iona,
population 175, is a small island, 1 mile wide (1.6 km) and 3.5
miles (5.6 km) long, of the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Its Gaelic
name is I Chaluim Cille (Saint Columba's Island), or sometimes
just Ì or Idhe. It is approximately one mile (1,600 m)
from the coast of Mull.
In
563 Saint Columba, exiled from his native Ireland, founded a
monastery here with 12 companions. From here they set about the
conversion of pagan Scotland and much of northern England to
Christianity. Iona's fame as a place of learning and Christian
mission spread throughout Europe and it became a major site of
pilgrimage. Iona became a holy island where several kings of
Scotland, Ireland and Norway came to be buried.
Baile
Mòr, Iona village viewed from the Sound of Iona
Iona
Abbey, now an ecumenical church, is of particular historical and
religious interest to pilgrims and visitors alike. It is the most
elaborate and best-preserved ecclesiastical building surviving
from the Middle Ages in the Western Isles of Scotland. In front
of the Abbey stands the 9th century St Martin's Cross, one of the
best-preserved Celtic crosses in the British Isles, and a replica
of the 8th century St John's Cross (original fragments in the
Abbey museum).
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Iona
College is located in New Rochelle, New York, 20 miles north of
Manhattan in suburban Westchester County. The college occupies 35
acres (140,000 m²) on North Ave. The college also operates a
Graduate Center in Pearl River, Rockland County, New York
The
main entrance
There
are 3,000 undergraduates, and total enrollment is 4,800. The
College offers BA, BS, BPS, and BBA degrees to undergraduate
students. The BA, BS, and BPS degrees require a total of 120
credits for completion; for BBA degrees, a total of 126 credits
are required. An honors program, with special courses, seminars,
mentoring, advising, and off-campus opportunities, is available
to top students.
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IONA
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Tu- >1 06 College in New Rochelle
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Mo+ >1 02 Inner Hebrides island EIGG SKYE
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Th- >1 08 Isle of Mull neighbor
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Tu- >1 99 New York college
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Tu+ NYT 08 College in New Rochelle, N.Y.
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New Rochelle, NY college
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We+ NYT 94 One of the Hebrides SKYE
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Th- NYS 08 College in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
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Th LAT 09 New York college whose team is the Gaels
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