medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>From: Phyllis Jestice <[log in to unmask]>
>Adomnan (d. 704) Adomnan was an Irish monk who moved to the monastery of
>Iona, where he eventually became abbot.
He was a cousin of Colum cille and therefore continued the tradtiion of
cousins taking the abbacy.
>During his life, Adomnan was probably most famous for his espousal of Roman
>practices (most notably in the calculation of Easter), and his posthumous
>cult doubtless flourished because of his personal reputation as a holy man.
I question both of these statements. Adomna/n was known during his lifetime
and afterwards for his learning. The books he wrote--such as his commentary
on places on the Holy Land--testified to his learning. His advocacy of
"Roman" rituals during his lifetime made little impact during his lifetime.
In the two centuries after his death, he was well known for his Ca/in
Adomna/in, a law promulgated in several areas. It outlawed making clerics,
women, children, and other non-combatants targets of violence during battles
or pillaging. The effectiveness of the ca/in is debatable, but it was
well-known.
>But he is best known today for his Life of Columcille.
This I agree with.
Francine Nicholson
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