Saint Conan of Iona

Also known as

• Mochonna of Iona

Memorial

• 26 January
• formerly 13 January

Profile

Monk at Iona. Tutor to the sons of King Eugene IV of Scotland. Spiritual teacher of Saint Fiacre. Missionary to the Isle of Man. Bishop of the Southern Hebrides and the Isle of Man.

Born

• Ireland

Died

• c.648 on the Isle of Man of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Conan of Iona”. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-conan-of-iona/>