Adomnan, also known as Adamnan of Iona or Eunan (circa 624 to 704), was abbot of Iona Abbey from 679 to 704, a hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist and saint. He authored the Life of Columba (Vita Columbae), written between about 697 and 700 and described as the most important surviving work written in early medieval Scotland. In 697, at the Synod of Birr, he promulgated the Cain Adomnain, literally the Law of Adomnan, a set of laws designed to guarantee the safety and immunity of various types of noncombatants in warfare, which earned it the alternate name Lex Innocentium, the Law of Innocents.
Facts
RoleAbbot of Iona Abbey; canon jurist 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Classification
Field of Law Role
Role (category) Partially Attested
BirthplaceNear Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland 1 Source states this location as probable, not certain In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, nationality there.
Sources
1. Adomnan - Wikipedia
Lead sentence (alternate name)
Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona (Old Irish: [ˈaðəβ̃ˌnaːn]; Latin: Adamnanus, Adomnanus; c. 624 - 704), also known as Eunan ([/ˈjuːnən/] YOO-nən; from Naomh Adhamhnán), was an abbot of Iona Abbey (r. 679-704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint.
Lead sentence (role)
Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona (Old Irish: [ˈaðəβ̃ˌnaːn]; Latin: Adamnanus, Adomnanus; c. 624 - 704), also known as Eunan ([/ˈjuːnən/] YOO-nən; from Naomh Adhamhnán), was an abbot of Iona Abbey (r. 679-704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint.
Biography section (origin)
Adomnán's birthplace was probably in or near Raphoe, a town in what later became Tír Chonaill (now mainly County Donegal), in Ulster in the north of Ireland.
Biography section (birth year)
Adomnán was born about 624
Biography section (birthplace)
Adomnán's birthplace was probably in or near Raphoe, a town in what later became Tír Chonaill (now mainly County Donegal), in Ulster in the north of Ireland.
Biography section (death year)
Adomnán died in 704, and became a saint in Scottish and Irish tradition, as well as one of the most important figures in either Scottish or Irish history.
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