{"product_id":"the-life-of-saint-columba-isbn-9780140444629","title":"The Life of Saint Columba","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlthough related to one of the ruling families of Ireland, Columba (c 521-97) became a central figure in the 'Age of Saints' by setting out from his native land and founding his famous monastery on the island of Iona.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIt was from here that priests and monks played a key role in converting the Picts of Scotland, here that countless penitents came on pilgrimages and that the King of Dalriada (Argyll) came to be consecrated. Adomnán's \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e, writes Richard Sharpe, is the fullest early account, offering a 'vivid depiction of the abbot among his own monks, written on the spot by the saint's successor one hundred years after Columba's death'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on extensive written and oral traditions, Adomnán presents Columba as a man distinguished for his prophetic and miraculous powers, whose life was filled with angelic apparitions and whose dying days were spent preparing for his departure. A stimulating Introduction sketches in the background, the archaeological evidence from Iona and the legends that grew up around Columba in medieval and more recent times. The result is an ideal new edition, equally suitable for readers seeking spiritual insight or the hard core of historical fact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Life of Columba - Adomnán of Iona       Preface\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003eGenealogical tables\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSt. Columba, his early life\u003cbr\u003eSt. Columba, \"an island soldier\"\u003cbr\u003eSt. Columba and the Irish\u003cbr\u003eSt. Columba and the Picts\u003cbr\u003eSt. Columba's death His successors\u003cbr\u003eAdomnán of Iona, abbot and statesman\u003cbr\u003eAdomnán and the writing of the \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe island and monastery of Iona\u003cbr\u003eThe Columban community after Adomnán\u003cbr\u003eThe Later history of Iona\u003cbr\u003eThe medieval legend of St. Columba\u003cbr\u003eThe modern legend of St. Columba\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Life of Columba\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe preface\u003cbr\u003eThe second preface\u003cbr\u003eBook One\u003cbr\u003eBook Two\u003cbr\u003eBook Three\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManuscripts and editions\u003cbr\u003ePesonal names\u003cbr\u003ePeoples and dynasties\u003cbr\u003ePlace names\u003cbr\u003eDates\u003cbr\u003eSt. Columba's name\u003cbr\u003eSt. Mochta's prophecy\u003cbr\u003eAdomnán's informants\u003cbr\u003eSt. Columba's lineage\u003cbr\u003eKing Oswald's baptism\u003cbr\u003eSt. Munnu of Taghmon\u003cbr\u003eThe foundation of Derry\u003cbr\u003eSt. Baithene, second abbot of Iona\u003cbr\u003eThe name of Iona\u003cbr\u003eThe foundation of Durrow\u003cbr\u003eSt. Cainnech of Aghaboe\u003cbr\u003eSt. Colmán Elo of Lynally\u003cbr\u003eThe whirlpool of Corryvreckan\u003cbr\u003eÁedán mac Gabráin, king of Dalriada\u003cbr\u003eDomnall mac Áedo, king of Ireland\u003cbr\u003eSt. Lasrén, third abbot of Iona\u003cbr\u003eSt. Columba's servant Diarmait\u003cbr\u003eThe burial ground of Iona\u003cbr\u003eDairmait mac Cerbaill, king of Ireland\u003cbr\u003eThe monstery of Hinba\u003cbr\u003eThe meeting of the kings at Druim Cett\u003cbr\u003eSt. Comgall of Bangor\u003cbr\u003eSt. Uinniau\u003cbr\u003eThe monastic office in Iona\u003cbr\u003eSynods in the Irish church\u003cbr\u003eAldfrith, king of Northumbria\u003cbr\u003eThe list of St. Columba's companions\u003cbr\u003eThe royal ordination of Áedán\u003cbr\u003eCumméne's book\u003cbr\u003eThe burial of St. Odran\u003cbr\u003eThe monastic building at Iona\u003cbr\u003eThe church of Eigg\u003cbr\u003eFergnae, fourth abbot of Iona\u003cbr\u003eSt. Columba's burial place\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cb\u003eSt Adomnan of Iona\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Ireland c.628, a descendant of St Columba's grandfather. In 679 he became the ninth abbot of Iona. He played an important role in persuading the northern Irish churches to adopt the Catholic date for Easter, but his most famous work is his \u003ci\u003eLife of St Columba\u003c\/i\u003e. He died on Iona in 704.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303674892517,"sku":"NP9780140444629","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140444629.jpg?v=1767740231","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-life-of-saint-columba-isbn-9780140444629","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}