An Annotated Bibliography of Printed and Online Primary Sources for the Middle Ages
Reeves, William, ed., Life of Saint Columba, Founder of Hy (Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1874). View Source Online
Text name(s): Life of Saint Columba
Number of pages of primary source text: 0
Medieval Author(s): Adomnán of Iona
Dates: 690 - 690
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Original Language(s): Latin;
Translation: Original language included. English translation. French translation.
Translation Comments: Latin and English texts online
Geopolitical Region(s): British Isles; Ireland; Scotland;
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Record Type(s): Hagiography |
Subject Heading(s): Clergy - Monks, Nuns, Friars Conversion Monasticism Piety Saints |
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St. Columba (not to be confused with St. Columbanus) is one of Ireland’s most famous saints. He was born of the Irish nobility in the 6th century, and became a monk. He travelled to Scotland, where he founded Iona and other monasteries, convered the Picts to Christianity, and wrote extensively. Adomnán’s life of Columba is the most complete account of his life. The English text is available at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/columba-e.html, and the Latin can be found at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/columba-l.html.
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