Adomnán
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Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona (; , Adomnanus; 624 – 704), also known as Eunan ( ; from ), was an abbot of Iona Abbey ( 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint. He was the author of the Life of Columba (), probably written between 697 and 700. This biography is by far the most important surviving work written in early-medieval Scotland, and is a vital source for our knowledge of the Picts, and an insight into the life of Iona and the early-medieval Gaelic monk.
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Adomnán, also known as Saint Adamnan, was a male jurist, poet, monk, and writer born in County Donegal around 625. A member of the Benedictines and a follower of the Catholic Church, he served as an abbot and held citizenship in the Republic of Ireland. He wrote in Old Irish and medieval Latin, with Old Irish as his native language. His notable work includes *De locis sanctis*.
He died in Iona in 704. Adomnán is recognized as a saint with a feast day on September 23. He is the relative of Conall Gulban. His writings include *The Life of Saint Columba* and *The pilgrimage of Arculfus in the Holy Land*. He is described by sources such as *The Nuttall Encyclopædia* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 625?
- Died
- 704
- Works
- 57
Top works
- Adamanni Scotohiberni abbatis-celeberrimi, De situ Terrae Sanctae, et quorundam aliorum locorum, vt Alexandriae, & Constantinopoleos, libri tres ...
- The Life of Saint Columba: The beloved, the peace dove, Columcille (Callender saints' lives) (Volume 1)
- The pilgrimage of Arculfus in the Holy Land (about the year A.D. 670)
- Life of St Columba
- Prophecies, Miracles and Visions of St. columba
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- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 29
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Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Adomnán of Iona
- Saint.death_date
- 704 (aged c. 80)
- Saint.feast_day
- 23 September
- Saint.venerated_in
- Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
- Saint.image
- File:Raphoe Cathedral Church of St. Eunan Choir Window W02 Saint Eunan II 2016 09 02.jpg
- Saint.caption
- St. Eunan, Raphoe Cathedral
- Saint.birth_place
- County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
- Saint.death_place
- Iona, Scotland
- Saint.canonized_date
- Pre-Congregation
- Saint.patronage
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- County Donegal
- Place of death
- Iona
- Occupation
- Christian minister
- Position held
- abbot
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Native language
- Old Irish
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Raphoe Cathedral Church of St. Eunan Choir Window W02 Saint Eunan II 2016 09 02.jpg
- Religious order
- Benedictines
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- date of death
- 0704-00-00
- canonization status
- saint
- Commons category
- Saint Adomnán
- feast day
- September 23
- writing language
- medieval Latin
- relative
- Conall Gulban
- date of birth
- 0628-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Life
- ''Cáin Adomnáin''
- Works
- Death
- Legacy
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- Further reading
- External links
Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona (; , Adomnanus; 624 – 704), also known as Eunan ( ; from ), was an abbot of Iona Abbey ( 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint. He was the author of the Life of Columba (), probably written between 697 and 700. This biography is by far the most important surviving work written in early-medieval Scotland, and is a vital source for our knowledge of the Picts, and an insight into the life of Iona and the early-medieval Gaelic monk.
Adomnán promulgated the Law of Adomnán or "Law of Innocents" (). He also wrote the treatise ('On Holy Places'), an account of the great Christian holy places and centres of pilgrimage. Adomnán got much of his information from a Frankish bishop called Arculf, who had personally visited Egypt, Rome, Constantinople and the Holy Land, and visited Iona afterwards.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Adomnán” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.