==Friends of Orthodoxy on Iona==
[[Image:Martyrs_Bay.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Martyrs Bay, where 68 monks were massacred by Vikings in 806 A.D.]]
In 1997, [[Friends of Orthodoxy on Iona]] was founded, being the 1400th anniversary of the repose of St. [[Columba of Iona]]. They are an informal group of friends who go on pilgrimage together who are mainly Orthodox Christians from across the British Isles (but increasingly a growing proportion are from the USA, Canada, and European countries such as Germany, Russia and Greece).
The Friends have organised pilgrimages to Iona and other Columban sites in the British Isles such as Donegal (the birthplace of St Columba); Columban sites in Strathclyde; and to Holy Island (Lindisfarne) which had close links with Iona.
The Chairman of the Friends is Bishop [[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia]] and the friends have the blessing of many of the ruling hierarchs.
In 1997, Friends of Orthodoxy on Iona was founded, being the 1400th anniversary of the repose of St. Columba of Iona. They are an informal group of friends who go on pilgrimage together who are mainly Orthodox Christians from across the British Isles (but increasingly a growing proportion are from the USA, Canada, and European countries such as Germany, Russia and Greece).
