Irish missionaries: from the golden age to the 20th century

Irish Missionaries is a facinating description of the careers of St. Columbanus and St. Colmcille, the many travels of St. Brendan the Navigator and the life of St. Malachy O Morgair and his links with the Continent. There is also a short biography of St. Oliver Plunkett with a detailed account of t...

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Autor principal: Keaney, Marian (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Dublin Veritas Publications [1985]
En:Año: 1985
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Irlanda / Misionario / Historia
Otras palabras clave:B Plunket, Oliver Saint (1629-1681)
B Columban Saint (543-615)
B Malachy Saint (1094?-1148)
B Columba Saint (521-597)
B Brendan Saint, the Voyager (approximately 483-577)
B Missionaries (Ireland) Biography
B Ireland Biography
B Missions, Irish History
B Benedictine nuns (Ireland)
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Sumario:Irish Missionaries is a facinating description of the careers of St. Columbanus and St. Colmcille, the many travels of St. Brendan the Navigator and the life of St. Malachy O Morgair and his links with the Continent. There is also a short biography of St. Oliver Plunkett with a detailed account of the events leading to his execution. The final chapter provides a history of the Benedictine Order of nuns which eventually steeled at Kylemore Abbey, Co. Galway
St. Columbanus and his companions -- St. Brendan the navigator -- St. Colmcille -- St. Malachy Ó Morgair -- St. Oliver Plunkett -- Ypres to Kylemore : the story of the Irish Benedictine nuns
Notas:Includes bibliographical references (page 77)
ISBN:0862171709