Donnán of Eigg

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Saint Donnán, (d. April 17, 617), also known as Donan[1] and Donnán of Eigg, was a celtic priest, likely from Ireland, who attempted to introduce Christianity to the Picts of north-western Scotland during the Dark Ages. Saint Donnán is the patron saint of Eigg,[2] an island in the Inner Hebrides. He was martyred on April 17, 617 at Eigg by a pagan Pictish Queen who burnt him and 150 others.[3] He is thought to be buried at Kildonan, Isle of Arran. Saint Donnán's feast day is on April 17.[1]

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[edit] Place-names and sites bearing his name

At least eleven[1] Scottish churches bear Saint Donnán's name.

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  1. ^ a b c The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, p.135
  2. ^ The diocese of Meath, (Vol.1), p.xliii.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Warlords And Holy Men, Scotland AD 80-1000, p.108

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