Adomnán of Iona

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Adomnán of Iona


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Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona (c. 624–704), also known as Eunan (from Irish: Naomh Adhamhnán), was an abbot of Iona Abbey (r. 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint. He was the author of the most important book on the life of his cousin St. Columba and the promulgator of the Law of Adomnán or Law of Innocents (Latin: Lex Innocentium).

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Life of St. Columba

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Columba - The Celtic Dove

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Early Travels in Palestine

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An Irish Precursor of Dante...

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Adamnan's de Locis Sanctis ...

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Adomnán's 'Law of the Innoc...

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The Pilgrimage of Arculfus ...

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Fis Adamnain Slicht Libair ...

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Arculfi relatio de locis sa...

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De locis sanctis

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