Life of St Columba

Author(s)

• Adamnan, Saint
• Sharpe, Richard

Bibliographic Information

Life of St Columba

Adomnán of Iona ; translated by Richard Sharpe

（Penguin classics）

Penguin, 1995

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Founding father of the famous monastery on the island of Iona, a site of pilgrimage ever since his death in 597, St Columba was born into one of the ruling families in Ireland at a time of immense expansion for the Irish Church. This account of his life, written by Adomnan - the ninth abbot of Iona, and a distant relative of St Columba - describes his travels from Ireland to Scotland and his mission in the cause of Celtic Christianity there. Written 100 years after St Columba's death, it draws on written and oral traditions to depict a wise abbot among his monks, who like Christ was capable of turning water into wine, controlling sea-storms and raising the dead. An engaging account of one of the central figures in the 'Age of Saints', this is a major work of early Irish and Scottish history.

Table of Contents

Life of Columba - Adomnan of Iona Preface Maps Genealogical tables Introduction St. Columba, his early life St. Columba, "an island soldier" St. Columba and the Irish St. Columba and the Picts St. Columba's death His successors Adomnan of Iona, abbot and statesman Adomnan and the writing of the Life The island and monastery of Iona The Columban community after Adomnan The Later history of Iona The medieval legend of St. Columba The modern legend of St. Columba The Life of Columba The preface The second preface Book One Book Two Book Three Notes Manuscripts and editions Pesonal names Peoples and dynasties Place names Dates St. Columba's name St. Mochta's prophecy Adomnan's informants St. Columba's lineage King Oswald's baptism St. Munnu of Taghmon The foundation of Derry St. Baithene, second abbot of Iona The name of Iona The foundation of Durrow St. Cainnech of Aghaboe St. Colman Elo of Lynally The whirlpool of Corryvreckan Aedan mac Gabrain, king of Dalriada Domnall mac Aedo, king of Ireland St. Lasren, third abbot of Iona St. Columba's servant Diarmait The burial ground of Iona Dairmait mac Cerbaill, king of Ireland The monstery of Hinba The meeting of the kings at Druim Cett St. Comgall of Bangor St. Uinniau The monastic office in Iona Synods in the Irish church Aldfrith, king of Northumbria The list of St. Columba's companions The royal ordination of Aedan Cummene's book The burial of St. Odran The monastic building at Iona The church of Eigg Fergnae, fourth abbot of Iona St. Columba's burial place Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BA24790138
• ISBN:
  • 0140444629
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: lat
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: 406 p.
• Size: maps : 20 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 270.2092
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00305646