Life of St Columba

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Founding father of the famous monastery on the island of Iona, a site of pilgrimage ever since his death in 597, St Columba was born into one of the ruling families in Ireland at a time of immense expansion for the Irish Church. This account of his life, written by Adomnán - the ninth abbot of Iona, and a distant relative of St Columba - describes his travels from Ireland to Scotland and his mission in the cause of Celtic Christianity there. Written 100 years after St Columba's death, it draws on written and oral traditions to depict a wise abbot among his monks, who like Christ was capable of turning water into wine, controlling sea-storms and raising the dead. An engaging account of one of the central figures in the 'Age of Saints', this is a major work of early Irish and Scottish history.

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Utgivningsdatum:1995-02-23
Mått:130 x 199 x 24 mm
Vikt:321 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:432
Förlag:Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:9780140444629
Översättare:Richard Sharpe

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St Adomnan was born in Ireland c.628, a descendant of St Columba's grandfather. In 679 he became the ninth abbot of Iona. He played an important role in persuading the northern Irish churches to adopt the Catholic date for Easter, but his most famous work is his Life of St Columba. He died on Iona in 704.Dr Richard Sharp is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and since 1987 has served as a member of Oxford City Council. He is a Reader in Diplomatic in the Faculty of Modern History and a professorial fellow of Wadham College, Oxford.

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Life of Columba - Adomnán of Iona PrefaceMapsGenealogical tablesIntroductionSt. Columba, his early lifeSt. Columba, "an island soldier"St. Columba and the IrishSt. Columba and the PictsSt. Columba's death His successorsAdomnán of Iona, abbot and statesmanAdomnán and the writing of the LifeThe island and monastery of IonaThe Columban community after AdomnánThe Later history of IonaThe medieval legend of St. ColumbaThe modern legend of St. ColumbaThe Life of ColumbaThe prefaceThe second prefaceBook OneBook TwoBook ThreeNotesManuscripts and editionsPesonal namesPeoples and dynastiesPlace namesDatesSt. Columba's nameSt. Mochta's prophecyAdomnán's informantsSt. Columba's lineageKing Oswald's baptismSt. Munnu of TaghmonThe foundation of DerrySt. Baithene, second abbot of IonaThe name of IonaThe foundation of DurrowSt. Cainnech of AghaboeSt. Colmán Elo of LynallyThe whirlpool of CorryvreckanÁedán mac Gabráin, king of DalriadaDomnall mac Áedo, king of IrelandSt. Lasrén, third abbot of IonaSt. Columba's servant DiarmaitThe burial ground of IonaDairmait mac Cerbaill, king of IrelandThe monstery of HinbaThe meeting of the kings at Druim CettSt. Comgall of BangorSt. UinniauThe monastic office in IonaSynods in the Irish churchAldfrith, king of NorthumbriaThe list of St. Columba's companionsThe royal ordination of ÁedánCumméne's bookThe burial of St. OdranThe monastic building at IonaThe church of EiggFergnae, fourth abbot of IonaSt. Columba's burial placeBibliographyIndex