In the 7th century, battles were cruel. Warriors fought hard, but it was the weak who suffered most. Women, children, and priests often got caught in the middle.
One monk stepped up. Adomnan of Iona didn’t fight with swords—he fought with an idea. In 697, he spoke before powerful men and told them: protect the innocent. His Law of the Innocents said that women, children, and servants of God must never again be harmed in war.
For many, it was shocking. No one expected mercy to be written into law. But Adomnan showed that real courage isn’t always on the battlefield. Sometimes it’s in choosing compassion when the world is full of violence.
Even now, wars still happen. But every time someone chooses to defend the weak, Saint Adomnan’s voice is alive.
ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ
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