Title: Saint
Alternate names/spellings: Adomnan
Dates: 625 - 704 (Dates are approximate. )
Adomnán was the abbot of Iona, and is best known for writing the vita of Iona’s founder, St. Columba. He was also a statesman and canon lawyer, and helped convince the Irish to adopt the Roman dating of Easter.
More information:
- "Wikipedia":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamnan
- "Catholic Encyclopedia":http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01135c.htm