Iona (est. 563)
Island *monastery founded by the Irish saint *Columba. Lying in the Irish territory Dál Riata, Iona was possibly granted to the community by its ruler Conall mac Comgaill. Until the mid-8th century the majority of abbots came from Columba’s familial line, Cenél Conaill, members of the powerful Uí Néill dynasty. Iona became the head of the Columban federation with monasteries in ... ...
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