The Martyrology of Donegal, compiled by Michael O'Clery in the 17th century, records the manner of his death:
"Donnan, of Ega, Abbott. Ega [Eigg] is the name of an island in which he was, after his coming from Érin [Ireland]. And there came robbers of the sea on a certain time to the island when he was celebrating Mass. He requested of them not to kill him until he should have the mass said, and they gave him this respite; and he was afterwards beheaded and fifty-two of his monks along with him. And all their names are in a certain old book of the old books of Erin, A.D.616."[3]
Another tradition states that a pagan Pictish queen had him and 150 others burnt.[4] He is thought to be buried at Kildonan, on the Isle of Arran. Saint Donnán's feast day is 17 April.[1]
The Hiberno-Latin account in the Book of Leinster says: 'Eigg is the name of a spring in Aldasain. And there Donnán and his community suffered martyrdom. This is how it came about. A rich woman used to dwell there before the coming of Donnán and her flocks grazed there. On account of the ill-feeling she had towards Donnán and his community, she persuaded a number of bandits to kill him. When these bandits arrived in Eigg, they found them chanting their psalms in the oratory and they could not kill them there. Donnán however said to his community: 'Let us go into the refectory so that these men may be able to kill us there where we do our living according to the demands of the body; since as long as we remain where we have done our all to please God, we cannot die, but where we have served the body, we may pay the price of the body.' In this way, therefore, they were killed in their refectory on the eve of Easter. Fifty-four others died together alongside Donnán'.[5]
^O'Clery, Michael (1864). "The martyrology of Donegal: a calendar of the saints of Ireland". Trans. John O'Donovan. Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society. p. 105.
^ abcdefghiWarlords And Holy Men, Scotland AD 80-1000, p.108
^Adomnan of Iona. Life of St Columba, penguin books, 1995
Referencesedit
Cogan, Anthony. The Diocese Of Meath. (Vol.1). Dublin:, 1862.
donnán, eigg, saint, also, known, donan, died, april, gaelic, priest, likely, from, ireland, attempted, introduce, christianity, picts, northwestern, scotland, during, early, middle, ages, donnán, patron, saint, eigg, servant, island, inner, hebrides, where, m. Saint Donnan of Eigg also known as Donan 1 died 17 April 617 was a Gaelic priest likely from Ireland who attempted to introduce Christianity to the Picts of northwestern Scotland during the Early Middle Ages Donnan is the patron saint of Eigg 2 Servant of God he was on the island in the Inner Hebrides where he was martyred Saint Donnan of EiggBornProbably in IrelandDied17 April A D 617EiggFeast17 AprilPatronageEiggThe Martyrology of Donegal compiled by Michael O Clery in the 17th century records the manner of his death Donnan of Ega Abbott Ega Eigg is the name of an island in which he was after his coming from Erin Ireland And there came robbers of the sea on a certain time to the island when he was celebrating Mass He requested of them not to kill him until he should have the mass said and they gave him this respite and he was afterwards beheaded and fifty two of his monks along with him And all their names are in a certain old book of the old books of Erin A D 616 3 Another tradition states that a pagan Pictish queen had him and 150 others burnt 4 He is thought to be buried at Kildonan on the Isle of Arran Saint Donnan s feast day is 17 April 1 The Hiberno Latin account in the Book of Leinster says Eigg is the name of a spring in Aldasain And there Donnan and his community suffered martyrdom This is how it came about A rich woman used to dwell there before the coming of Donnan and her flocks grazed there On account of the ill feeling she had towards Donnan and his community she persuaded a number of bandits to kill him When these bandits arrived in Eigg they found them chanting their psalms in the oratory and they could not kill them there Donnan however said to his community Let us go into the refectory so that these men may be able to kill us there where we do our living according to the demands of the body since as long as we remain where we have done our all to please God we cannot die but where we have served the body we may pay the price of the body In this way therefore they were killed in their refectory on the eve of Easter Fifty four others died together alongside Donnan 5 Places bearing his name editEilean Donnain Loch Alsh 4 Kildonan Isle of Arran Kildonnan Eigg 4 site of his monastery excavated in 2012 Kildonan Sutherland Kildonan Drive Thornwood Glasgow Kildonnan Kilpheder Parish South Uist 4 Kildonnan Little Loch Broom Wester Ross 4 Kildonnen Lynedate Loch Snizort Skye 4 Seipeil Dhonnain Kishorn 4 St Donnan s Chapel Little Bernera Lewis 4 Saint Donan Brittany France 4 East Kildonan Winnipeg Manitoba Canada West Kildonan Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Kildonan British Columbia CanadaAt least eleven 1 Scottish churches are named for Saint Donnan See also editCeltic Christianity Columba Hiberno Scottish mission EiggNotes edit a b c The Oxford Dictionary of Saints p 135 The diocese of Meath Vol 1 p xliii O Clery Michael 1864 The martyrology of Donegal a calendar of the saints of Ireland Trans John O Donovan Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society p 105 a b c d e f g h i Warlords And Holy Men Scotland AD 80 1000 p 108 Adomnan of Iona Life of St Columba penguin books 1995References editCogan 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 Portals nbsp Saints nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Ireland nbsp Scotland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donnan of Eigg amp oldid 1195952562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
