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Ruins of the Iona Nunnery. The Iona Nunnery was an Augustinian convent of nuns located on the island of Iona in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It was established sometime after the foundation of the nearby Benedictine monastery in 1203 by Ranald, son of Somerled. Bethóc, daughter of Somerled, and sister of Ranald, was first prioress. The ...
Iona (/ a ɪ ˈ oʊ n ə /; ... the island's two hotels, the Bishop's House and the ruins of the Nunnery are here. The Abbey and MacLeod Centre are a short walk to ...
View of the Abbey remains in the late 19th century, showing the church and claustral buildings as roofless ruins. The Iona Nunnery, a foundation by Somerled's daughter, Bethóc of the Augustinian Order, (one of only three in Scotland - the other two were in Perth and Teampull na Trionaid in North Uist), was established south of the abbey ...
St Oran's Chapel (Odhráin/Orain/Odran) is a medieval chapel located on the island of Iona in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. [1] Built in the 12th century, the chapel was dedicated to St Oran. St Oran's Chapel was a ruin until the chapel was restored during the same time as Iona Abbey.
It was built in 1894, when Iona Abbey was still in ruins, to provide a place for Scottish Episcopalians on the island. It was originally called Saint Columba's House, after the chapel at its centre dedicated to Saint Columba. [1]
The ruins of Teampull na Trionaid. Teampull na Trionaid ("trinity church") is a ruined 13th-century Augustinian nunnery, believed to have been a daughter foundation of Iona Nunnery, at Carinish, on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Iona itself suffered numerous attacks, starting in 795 AD and continuing in 802, 806, and 825. The massacre of the martyrs of Iona was the result of the raid of 806 AD, where fleets of Vikings stormed the abbey, pillaged it for riches, and killed the monks, who were largely without weapons, and thus defenseless.
The oldest remaining church on Iona is dedicated to Saint Odran. The surrounding cemetery is called Reilig Odhráin in his memory. Odran is the patron saint of the parish of Silvermines, County Tipperary. [2] He was chosen by the Vikings as patron of the city of Waterford in 1096 and later chosen as patron of the diocese. [6]