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Also known as

• Dounan
• Donan
• Donnanus
• Domnanus

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)

MLA Citation

• “Saint Donnan of Eigg“. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 April 2023. Web. 28 April 2024. <>