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Q3 2007 IONA Technologies Earnings Conference CallThursday, October 18, 2007 10:00 a.This article is about the Scottish island: for other uses, see Iona (disambiguation).Iona is a small island, in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.Iona has an important place in the history of Christianity in Scotland and is popular for its tranquility and natural beauty.Cairn with its Back to Ireland), said to be adjacent to the beach where St.History
Prior to the 6th century, Iona was used as a sacred isle of the druidic priesthood of Ireland.Iona's fame as a place of learning and Christian mission spread throughout Europe and it became a major site of pilgrimage.Iona became a holy island where several kings of Scotland, Ireland and Norway came to be buried.Many believe that the Book of Kells was produced, in whole or in part, on Iona towards the end of the 8th century.The present Benedictine abbey was built in the same period.Iona Abbey, now an ecumenical church, is of particular historical and religious interest to pilgrims and visitors alike.Columba's uncle), restored at the same time as the Abbey itself.The abbey graveyard contains the graves of many early kings of Scotland, as well as kings from Ireland, Norway and France.The graveyard is also the final resting place of John Smith, the former Labour Party leader, who loved Iona.His grave is marked with an epitaph quoting Alexander Pope: "An honest man's the noblest work of God".The ancient buildings of Iona Abbey are now cared for by Historic Scotland (entrance charge).The Iona Community runs 3 residential centres on the Isle of Iona and on Mull.Weeks at the centres often follow a programme related to the concerns of the Iona Community.Sound of Iona from Fionnphort on Mull.Tourist coaches and local bus services meet the ferries.The island is small enough that one generally doesn't need a car.Unlike the rest of the medieval religious buildings, the nunnery was too fragmentary to restore, though its remains are nevertheless the most complete survival of a medieval nunnery in Scotland.Away from the historic buildings, Iona offers enjoyable walks to the north of the island, with pristine white sand beaches, and south and west to the Bay at the Back of the Atlantic.Port Bhan beach on the west side of the island is home of the annual Iona Beach Party.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Eucharist, preferring to slip outside for a smoke.The Iona Community is a dispersed Christian ecumenical community working for peace and social justice, rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship.People from different walks of life and traditions in the church committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ and where that leads.We update these Web Pages regularly.This is an HTMLfragment to be pasted at the bottom
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IONA is a registered Service Mark of Barnaby Productions, Inc.The cloisters of Iona Abbey.One of the oldest and most important religious centres in Western Europe, Iona Abbey is considered the point of origin for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland.Monks from Iona set up other religious centres as far away as Switzerland.The Chronicle of Ireland was also produced at Iona until about 740.This page (folio 292r) contains the lavishly decorated text that opens the Gospel of John.By the 13th century, Iona had become a Benedictine establishment.With the advent of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland, Iona along with numerous other abbeys throughout Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland were closed or destroyed.Many of Iona's buildings were demolished.In the 19th Century, Iona was granted to the Church of Scotland, which undertook extensive restoration of the site.This ecumenical Christian community continues to use the site to this day.The site was much loved by John Smith, Leader of the Labour Party.After his sudden death in 1994, he was buried on Iona.St John's Cross in the Abbey museum.Items of Interest
Many early Scottish kings and chiefs, as well as kings from Ireland, Norway and France are buried in the Abbey graveyard.There are thought to be 48 kings there.St Martin's Cross (dated to the 8th Century) still stands by the road side.The restored original is located in the Infirmary Museum at the rear of the abbey.More recently Hall was responsible for carving John Smith's gravestone.This page was last modified 03:50, 19 December 2007.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.UK only with no plans at the moment for any other countries.We just completely redesigned and updated the entire website.
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