Donnán of Eigg

Donnán of Eigg
Born	Likely to be Ireland
Died	17 April, A.D. 617 Eigg
Feast	17 April
Patronage	Eigg

Saint Donnán (died 17 April 617), also known as Donan^[1] and Donnán of Eigg, was a Gaelic 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 the 17 of April, 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 the 17th of April.^[1]

Place-names and sites bearing his name

• Eilean Donnáin, Loch Alsh^[3]
• Kildonan, Isle of Arran
• Kildonnan, Eigg^[3]
• Kildonnan, Kilpheder Parish, South Uist^[3]
• Kildonnan, Little Loch Broom, Wester Ross^[3]
• Kildonnen, Lynedate, Loch Snizort, Skye^[3]
• Seipeil Dhonnáin, Kishorn^[3]
• St. Donnan's Chapel, Little Bernera, Lewis^[3]

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

See also

• Celtic Christianity
• Columba
• Eigg

Notes

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

References

• Cogan, Anthony. The Diocese Of Meath. (Vol.1). Dublin: , 1862.
• Farmer, David Hugh. The Oxford Dictionary of Saints. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. ISBN 0-19-283069-4
• Smyth, Alfred P. Warlords And Holy Men, Scotland AD 80-1000. : Edward Arnold, 1984. ISBN 0-7131-6305-4

Persondata
Name	Donnan Of Eigg
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth
Place of birth	Likely to be Ireland
Date of death	617
Place of death	Eigg