Saint Adomnán of Iona (pronounced Athovnawn) (627/8 – 704) was abbot of Iona (679–704) hagiographer statesman and clerical lawyer; he was the author of the most important Vita of Saint Columba and promulgator of the Law of Innocents lex innocentium also called Cáin Adomnáin Law of Adomnán. In Ireland a popular Anglicised form of his name is Saint Eunan from the Gaelic Naomh Adhamhnán. Saint Adamnan is another Anglicised name.
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birth date
0628-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
County Donegal, Ireland
death date
0704-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Iona, Scotland
venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church, Scottish Episcopal Church, Catholic Church
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