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• 563, by Saint Columba of Iona

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Monastery, formerly occupying a small island of the Inner Hebrides, west of Scotland. It became one of the most important centers of Celtic Christianity and culture; it is thought that the Book of Kells was written there. Iona was the mother-house of many monasteries in Britain and Ireland.

Early in the 13th century the old Celtic monastery was replaced by Benedictine monasteries for men and for women; these were confiscated in 1561 by order of the Convention of Estates. The existing runs date from the 13th century and earlier, and are now the property of the Dukes of Argyll.

Profiled Monks of Iona

• Saint Adamnan of Iona
• Saint Aidan of Lindesfarne
• Saint Berthanc of Kirkwall
• Saint Cillene
• Saint Colman of Lindisfarne
• Saint Comman of Iona
• Saint Conan of Iona
• Saint Cuaran the Wise
• Saint Cumine the White
• Saint Dorbhene of Iona
• Saint Dunchadh of Iona
• Saint Egbert of Rathemigisi
• Saint Failbhe of Iona
• Saint Failbhe the Little
• Saint Farannan of Iona
• Saint Feredarius of Iona
• Saint Finan of Iona
• Saint Finlugh of Derry
• Saint Indrecht of Iona
• Saint Lasrén mac Feradaig
• Saint Maelrubius of Applecross
• Saint Moel-Odhran of Iona
• Saint Odrian of Waterford
• Saint Ronan of Iona
• Saint Slebhene
• Saint Suibhne of Iona

MLA Citation

• “Iona Abbey“. CatholicSaints.Info. 18 January 2019. Web. 17 January 2022. <>