A Dictionary of Irish Saints
A Dictionary of Irish Saints

Author: Pádraig Ó Riain

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781846823183

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Scarcely a parish in Ireland is without one or more dedications to saints, in the form of churches in ruins, holy wells or other ecclesiastical monuments. Professor Pádraig Ó Riain's Dictionary of Irish Saints is intended to serve as a guide to the (mainly documentary) sources of information on the saints named in these dedications, for those who have an interest in them, scholarly or otherwise. The need for a summary biographical dictionary of Irish saints, containing information on such matters as feastdays, localisations, chronology, and genealogies, although stressed over sixty years ago by the eminent Jesuit and Bollandist scholar, Paul Grosjean, has never before been satisfied. Professor Ó Riain has been working in the field of Irish hagiography for upwards of forty years, and the material for the over 1,000 entries in his Dictionary has come from a variety of sources, including Lives of the saints, martyrologies, genealogies of the saints, shorter tracts on the saints (some of them accessible only in manuscripts), annals, annates, collections of folklore, Ordnance Survey letters, and other documents. Running to almost 700 pages, the body of the Dictionary is preceded by a Preface, List of Sources and Introduction, and is followed by comprehensive Indices of Parishes, Other Places (mainly townlands), Alternate (mainly Anglicised) Names, Subjects, and Feastdays. Professor Ó Riain's Dictionary has been described as 'an astonishingly comprehensive, intelligent and well-organized work'; it is unlikely to be superseded for many decades to come.

A Supplement to a Dictionary of Irish Saints
A Supplement to a Dictionary of Irish Saints

Author: Pádraig Ó Riain

Publisher:

Published: 2022-09-16

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781801510196

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In the ten years since its publication by Four Courts Press in 2011 A dictionary of Irish saints has attracted a large amount of supplementary material, mainly through comments and corrections provided by readers, colleagues and reviewers. As these are to be included in a planned second edition of the Dictionary, it is felt by both Press and author that those who own a copy of the first edition should also benefit from them through this publication.

The Oxford Dictionary of Saints
The Oxford Dictionary of Saints

Author: David Hugh Farmer

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13:

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From the famous to the obscure, this new edition of the immensely popular "The Oxford Dictionary of Saints" provides concise, readable accounts of the lives of over 1,300 saints, more than any similar guide. In addition to the biographical sketches, information on the cults and artistic associations of particular saints is also given full coverage. "A memorable and absorbing collection".--"The Methodist Recorder".

A Dictionary of Celtic Saints
A Dictionary of Celtic Saints

Author: Elizabeth Rees

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 0752490176

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Throughout the Celtic world, in Britain, Ireland and France, the early Christian saints left a profound legacy to the history and culture of Northern Europe. This is the first ever dictionary of Celtic saints and is fully illustrated with photographs of where each saint lived and worked, ranging from ruined monasteries to holy wells, and from caves to Roman and Celtic forts. The reader is therefore drawn into the beautiful world which these men and women inhabited, while also being able to trace the history and legend surrounding these early British Christians. Easy to use, with an Introduction and maps to pinpoint the sites described in the text, A Dictionary of Celtic Saints will appeal to anyone interested in history, landscape or spirituality. Based on sound scholarship, it will also be helpful to students of civilisation and culture. Elizabeth Rees is a Roman Catholic nun with a Master's degree from Oxford. She is one of Britain's leading authorities on the Celtic saints and is the author of many books on the early Christian world.

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology

Author: James MacKillop

Publisher: Oxford Reference Collection

Published: 2017-01-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780198804840

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This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format.A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology is a comprehensive and accessible survey of one of the world's richest mythological traditions. It covers the people, themes, concepts, places, and creatures of Celtic mythology, saga, legend, and folklore from both ancient pagan origins, and moderntraditions.

Dictionary of Saints
Dictionary of Saints

Author: Brian Starr

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-07-31

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1300039132

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Dictionary of Saint is a book with over 400 Saints mentioned, all found in the tree of known ancestry. They are either venerable (left descendents) or their lineage hooks up to a known saint. These Saints were Kings, Queens, Princes, Bishops, Martyrs, Hermits, Nuns, Popes, and founders of Monasteries, Churches, or other institutions. All these books are available and in print. Additional books that are simailar is Saints Who Left Descendents, Tree of Saints, Daily Saints, Calendar of Saints, and Ascent of the Saints. In the book there are about 400 Saints and a listing for each one includes either Descendents who are nobility, royalty, or saints, or what Branch of of the tree the Saint is related to. There is also a section on Ancestors, then a listing of the family of the Saint, parents and siblings, as well as a listing of a biography that explains what the Saint did to get raised to the altars. The Saints are arranged by alphabetical order.