Oran of Iona

Saint

Oran
BornCounty Meath, Ireland
DiedIona, Scotland
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Anglican Church and other Churches
Feast27 October
PatronageWaterford, Ireland; Silvermines parish, Tipperary, atheists[1]
St. Oran's Chapel, Iona
St Oran's Well, Oranmore, County Galway. It bears the date of AD 548 based on a presumed connection to Oran; however, the placename is more likely derived from fuarán, "spring", with no connection to Oran.
An Aer Lingus Boeing 757 named St Otteran-Odhrán.

Oran or Odran (Old Irish: Odrán, Irish: Odhrán; Latin: Otteranus, hence sometimes Otteran; died AD 548), by tradition a descendant of Conall Gulban, was a companion of Saint Columba in Iona, and the first Christian to be buried on that island. Saint Odhrán's feast day is on 27 October.

  1. ^ Finola. "Patron Saint of Atheists?". roaringwaterjournal.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.