23 September 704 A.D. Adamna—Ireland’s Author-Evangelist Dies at Iona
23 September 704 A.D. Adamna—Ireland’s Author-Evangelist Dies at Iona Graves, Dan. “Ireland’s Author-Evangelist.” Christianity.com. Jul 2007. http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/601-900/irelands-author-evangelist-adamnan-11629743.html . Accessed 23 May 2014. On September 23, churches of the western world remember St. Adamnan. Across Scotland are many sites dedicated to him. An Irish monk, he would be worthy of remembrance, if it was only for Adamnan's Law. Adamnan was born of royal blood in County Donegal sometime around 624. His name means "Little Adam." Educated by local monks, he became a novice at the monastery of Iona. Eventually, when he was about 55, he rose to become the ninth abbot of the abbey at Iona. He must have been an outstanding leader, because he was also chosen to serve as "president" of all of the monasteries that had sprung out of the missionary work of St. Columba. As a ma...