The life of St Brendan and his Prayer:

"Founder of monasteries, navigator of fantastic voyages, wonder-working intercessor and confessor, Saint Brendan of Clonfert and Ardfert (c. 486-578) was among the most colourful and celebrated figures of medieval Ireland. This complete translation of the Vita Sancti Brendani (from Oxford, Bodl...

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Other Authors: Barthos, Gordon (Editor, Translator), Brendanus Sanctus 483-577
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto PIMS, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies [2024]
Series:Mediaeval sources in translation 62
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Summary:"Founder of monasteries, navigator of fantastic voyages, wonder-working intercessor and confessor, Saint Brendan of Clonfert and Ardfert (c. 486-578) was among the most colourful and celebrated figures of medieval Ireland. This complete translation of the Vita Sancti Brendani (from Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 485), and of the Oratio attributed to him, offers the first full portrait in English of Brendan not only as the saintly hero of the popular Navigatio but also as an emblem of the Gaelic people, their struggles and their aspirations over the long arc of Irish history."
Item Description:This volume includes the translation of Vita Sancti Brendani (from Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 485, a version which incorporates the Navigatio), and the Oratio, reportedly attributed to Brendan (from Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 13067)
Physical Description:x, 133 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:9780888443120

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