Saint Donnan of Eigg

Also known as

• Dounan of Eigg
• Donan of Eigg
• Donnanus of Eigg
• Domnanus of Eigg

Memorial

• 17 April

Profile

Monk of Iona Abbey with Saint Columba of Iona. Founded a monastery on the Island of Eigg off the west coast of Scotland. He and 52 brother monks were massacred by pagan raiders.

Died

• stabbed to death by sword on Easter Sunday in 618 on Eigg Island, Scotland

Canonized

• 11 July 1898 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Donnan of Eigg”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 April 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-donnan-of-eigg/>