Celtic crosses/Kelta keresztek

Complete the text with the words given.                                                      

Another island off Scotland’s west coast, Iona, has an important place in the

1. ………….. of Christianity in the UK.

It is well-known 2. …………. of pilgrimage to this day. It is said that in AD 563 St Columbia left Ireland and 3. …………… to Iona with 12 companions. Here he founded a monastery and set out on his journeys that led to the spread of Christianity 4. ………….. Scotland. St Columbia died in 597 and was buried on the island, although his bones 5. ……………. later taken back to Ireland and subsequently disappeared. Until the 11th century Iona was the burial place of Scottish kings and the great west highland 6. …………………. .

The intricately sculptured Celtic crosses on Iona are a type which became 7. ………………. in Northern England, Scotland and Ireland about the beginning of the 8th century. They are said to have served many purposes, such as commemorating the dead, or 8. …………….. boundaries or preaching sites.

Solution:/Megoldás:

1. history, 2. place, 3. came, 4. throughout, 5. were, 6. chiefs, 7. popular, 8. marking