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Life of St.Columba
St.Adamnan
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Description for Life of St.Columba
Paperback. 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 is written by the ninth abbot of Iona, and a distant relative of St Columba. Translator(s): Sharpe, Richard. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140444629
SKU
V9780140444629
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99-98
About St.Adamnan
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. ... Read more
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