Céli Dé - Ascetics or Mystics?: Máelrúain of Tallaght and Óengus Céle Dé as Case Studies
The Céli Dé monks as we see them in the texts associated with their monasteries had a reputation for extreme asceticism. Following their leader, MáelRúain, who had an especially stern reputation for rigorous observance, they believed heaven had to be earned by saying many prayers, by penitential pra...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sciendo, De Gruyter
2017
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Perichoresis
Year: 2017, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 49-66 |
IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KBF British Isles KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church |
Further subjects: | B
Asceticism
mysticism
martyrology
Céli Dé
monasticism
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