Life of St Columba
Title | Life of St Columba PDF eBook |
Author | Adomnan of Iona |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 587 |
Release | 1995-02-23 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 014190741X |
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.
Columba
Title | Columba PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Bradley |
Publisher | Wild Goose Publications |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Celtic Church |
ISBN | 9780947988814 |
Examines the life, character and achievements of St Columba, and the distinctive nature and current relevance of Columban Christianity and its key strands - pilgrimage, penitence and politics. This saint's message has never been more timely than now, 1400 years after his death.
Saint Columba
Title | Saint Columba PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Meux Benson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 76 |
Release | 1901 |
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Sermons Preached in the Chapel of St. Columba's College
Title | Sermons Preached in the Chapel of St. Columba's College PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Hobbes Rice |
Publisher | |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 1863 |
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Correspondence relative to the Warden of St. Columba's College [G. W. with J. G. Beresford, Archbishop of Armagh]. Second edition
Title | Correspondence relative to the Warden of St. Columba's College [G. W. with J. G. Beresford, Archbishop of Armagh]. Second edition PDF eBook |
Author | George WILLIAMS (B.D., Fellow of King's College, Cambridge.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 70 |
Release | 1853 |
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Journeys of Faith
Title | Journeys of Faith PDF eBook |
Author | Louise Nugent |
Publisher | Columba Books |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 2020-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781782183723 |
This book brings the reader on a journey of pilgrimage and illuminates how Christianity was celebrated in medieval times. Written by archaeologist Louise Nugent, it explores history in great detail, including both the pilgrimages within Ireland and the extraordinary journeys that were undertaken further ashore.
Columba's Iona
Title | Columba's Iona PDF eBook |
Author | Rosalind K. Marshall |
Publisher | Sandstone Press Ltd |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2014-04-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1908737409 |
In May 2013 it will be exactly 1450 years since the arrival on Iona of Columba, the imperious and energetic Irishman of royal descent who founded its famous monastery and became Scotland's best known Celtic saint. To celebrate this important anniversary, Iona Cathedral Trust has commissioned a new book by the historian Rosalind K. Marshall. Using a wide variety of sources and taking into account the results of the most recent historical and archaeological research, she charts the many developments on Iona throughout the centuries, investigating why it has had such an enduring influence on.