Celtic Pilgrimage 2004

Internet Resources for the Study of Celtic Christianity

Links to the locations visited on the 2004 Celtic Pilgrimages are available on the itinerary pages: Wales and Ireland September 6 - 18. This page, along with the page of recommended readings, provides information to take you more deeply into the mind and heart of Celtic Spirituality.

Please take the time to visit Dr. Deborah Vess' site on Celtic Monasticism: History and Spirituality. It is a direct outgrowth of previous Celtic Pilgrimages with Esther de Waal, Marcus Losack and Therese Elias, OSB. It provides a foundational information about Celtic Spirituality - as well as virtual tours of the sites we will visit.

Find your roots. Find yourself.

The Lindisfarne Gospel

The Lindisfarne Gospel

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St. Aidan of Lindisfarne  
St. Bede the Venerable Benedictine Sprituality
St. Brigit Celtic Christianity
St. Columcille (Columba) of Iona Celtic Prayers
  The Book of Kells
St. Coemgen (Kevin) of Glendalough The Celts
St. Kiernan of Clonmacnoise High Crosses
St. Ninian of Whithorn Irish Archeology
St. Oswald, King of Northumbria The Lindisfarne Gospels
St. Pádraig (Patrick)  
St. Cuthbert  
   

St. Pádraig (Patrick)

The Confession of St. Patrick - His autobiography: his life story as he himself told it. From the wonderful Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
  Patrick of Ireland - from Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past by James E. Kiefer, a site well worth repeated viewings
   
   

St. Columcille (Columba) of Iona

The Rule of St. Columba - from the Medieval Source book
  Life of Saint Columba, Founder of Hy. Written by Adamnan, Ninth Abbot of that Monastery, ed. William Reeves. (Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1874)
Article on St. Columba - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
Brief Biography of St. Columba
A biography of St. Columba - from the very interesting site Orthodox Christianity in the British Isles
A list of resources on St. Columba available on the internet
Columba, Abbot of Iona and Missionary - from Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past
Famous Irish (St. Columba) - from Irish Clans
   

The Book of Kells

The official Book of Kells site - from Trinity College
  Book of Kells - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  Images from the Book of Kells - from Brian Kellers site. There is no glitz here - but the pictures are great.
  Preservation and Reproduction of the Book of Kells - article from the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
  Book of Kells article and some links - from Irish History and Culture
   
   

St. Coemgen (Kevin) of Glendalough

Contemporary icon of St. Kevin
  Brief biography of St. Kevin - from Catholic Online Saints

St. Kevin of Glendalough - Giraldus Cambrensis' 13th-century History and Topography of Ireland.

Breezy retelling of the Legends of St. Kevin - by Richard Marsh. Great fun.

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   Saint Kevin - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
   
   

St. Brigit

St. Brigit of Kildare, Abbess - from Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past
  St. Brigit of Ireland - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  Tales of Brigit - a very nice retelling of many Brigit legends. These are the stories that have lived through the ages and made Brigit beloved.
  Brighid or St.Brigit? - An anti-Catholic article which, nonetheless, documents a valid relationship between Brigit, the saint, and Brighit, the ancient goddess for whom Great Britain is named.
  Brigit, the Mary of Gael - another look at the goddess/saint connection
   
   

St. Bede the Venerable

Bede: The Lives of The Holy Abbots of Weremouth and Jarrow - Writings by the Venereable Bede
  Bede: The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindesfarne - Bede's biography of St. Cuthbert
  Life of Bede - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
   
   

St. Cuthbert

Bede: The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindesfarne - Bede's biography of St. Cuthbert
  A biography of St. Cuthbert - from the Lindisfarne site
  Cuthbert of Lindisfarne - from Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past
   Saint Cuthbert - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
   

St. Aidan of Lindisfarne

St. Aidan of Lindisfarne - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  Aidan of Lindisfarne - from Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past
  St. Aidan - from the Lindisfarne Site
   

The Celts

Encyclopedia of the Celts
   
   
   

The Lindisfarne Gospels

The Lindisfarne Gospels
   

Benedictine Sprituality

The Rule of St. Benedict 
  Site of the Order of St. Benedict
   

Celtic Christianity

The Celtic Christian Webring, the entry way to many, many sites with Celtic Christianity as their theme.
  Cristnogaeth, a site for the Anglican communion & Celtic Christianity.
  Stuart's Celtic Christianity site, one of the first on the net, rich in links
  Saving Celtic Christianity, an informative article from Christianity Today, with reading resources and other links.
  How the Irish Were Saved, an article from Christian History, with links to many other interesting articles.
   
   

Celtic Prayers

CARMINA GADELICA, edited by Alexander Carmichael, prayers collected in the late 1800s. A classic work, a foundational work, well worth returning to again and again. It will make a tremendous difference in your personal prayer life.
   

 St. Ninian of Whithorn

 Saint Ninian - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
   

St. Oswald, King of Northumbria

St. Oswald - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  St. Oswald - from the Lindisfarne Island site
   

St. Kiernan of Clonmacnoise

St. Kiernan - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  St. Kiernan's Bush - an irreverant but amusing retelling of the legend - with a current photo
  St. Kieran (variant spelling) - from the Catholic Saints Online
   

Irish Archeology

Irish Archeology on the Internet
   

High Crosses

The Moone High Cross
   




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