RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Adomnán

624 - 704

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Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona (Old Irish: [ˈaðəṽˌnaːn]; Latin: Adamnanus, Adomnanus; c. 624 – 704), also known as Eunan ( YOO-nən; from Naomh Adhamhnán), was an abbot of Iona Abbey (r. 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint. He was the author of the Life of Columba (Latin: Vita Columbae), probably written between 697 and 700. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adomnán is the 2,253rd most popular religious figure (down from 2,221st in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 146th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Irish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Adomnán ranks 2,253 out of 3,187. Before him are Rainer Woelki, Al-Bara' ibn Azib, Optatus, Magdalene of Nagasaki, Giovanni de' Marignolli, and Juvenal of Jerusalem. After him are Antonio María Javierre Ortas, Laurence of Canterbury, Jacqueline Felice de Almania, Gun, Alexander of Constantinople, and Francisco Coll Guitart.

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Among people born in 624, Adomnán ranks 5. Before him are Wu Zetian, Hasan ibn Ali, Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, and Yazdegerd III.  Among people deceased in 704, Adomnán ranks 2. Before him is Bertrada of Prüm. After him is Eanflæd.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Adomnán ranks 152 out of 549. Before him are Coloman of Stockerau (1000), George Browne (1698), Colm Meaney (1953), Daniel O'Connell (1775), Roger Casement (1864), and Edward Sabine (1788). After him are Micheál Martin (1960), Dan O'Herlihy (1919), Jim Sheridan (1949), Charles Stewart Parnell (1846), Hozier (1990), and Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ireland

Among religious figures born in Ireland, Adomnán ranks 12. Before him are Saint Fiacre (607), Seán Brady (1939), Dymphna (700), Saint Kilian (640), Kevin of Glendalough (498), and Coloman of Stockerau (1000). After him are Catald (700), Aidan of Lindisfarne (600), Violet Gibson (1876), Hugh O'Flaherty (1898), Oliver Plunkett (1625), and Finnian of Clonard (470).

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