Saint Blaithmaic of Iona

Also known as

• Blathmac
• Blaithmale

Memorial

• 19 January

Profile

Born a prince, the son of an Irish king. Monk. Abbot. Missionary to England and Scotland, hoping to work with the pagan Danes then invading. Martyred by them.

Born

• Ireland

Died

• 823 on the altar steps at Iona Abbey, Scotland

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Blaithmaic of Iona“. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 January 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>