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==Orthodoxy and Iona Today==
[[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 (mainly composed of Orthodox Christians but also welcoming Christians of other traditions) which organizes pilgrimages to Iona and related holy sites in the British Isles. Beyond Iona, however, it takes little interest in Scottish Orthodoxy more generally.
Their chairman is Bishop [[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia]], who often leads the pilgrimages, and they have counted among their patrons Metropolitan [[Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh]] until his repose in 2003.
