#saint aidan

[i12bent]

June 8, 793 was the beginning date of the Viking Age, marked by the raid on Lindisfarne, where monks had been illuminating precious manuscripts for about 200 years before the Vikings came.

Some of these manuscripts still survive, such as this initial page of the Gospel of Matthew. Note that some of the lines use Rune script capitals. I love that the last word on the page - “Abraham” - had to be divided over two lines to fit in!

[jesus-had-relatives]

#3 Celtic Church

The patron saints of Ireland are Saint Patrick, Saint Brigid and Saint Columba.  The life of St Patrick appeared in the last section as he was a Roman citizen.  Saint Brigid will be discussed later under the heading: Cult of Saints.  It was Saint Columba, a Gaelic Christian who really set up the Celtic Church in Ireland and in Scotland. From Iona, the abbey founded by Columba in the Scottish…

#3 Celtic Church

[rev-artistry]

Kathleen Parbury, Saint Aidan, 1958.   Holy Island, Lindisfarne, Northumbria, England.

[ruleoffaith-blog]

St Aidan kissing the hand of St Oswald Painting by Ford Madox Brown, 1864