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.
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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- Oxford Medieval Texts: Adomnán's Life of Columba1991 · 10 cit
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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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- Raphoe Cathedral Church of St. Eunan Choir Window W02 Saint Eunan II 2016 09 02.jpg
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- date of death
- 0704-00-00
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- Saint Adomnán
- date of birth
- 0628-00-00
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- ''Cáin Adomnáin''
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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.
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.