Adamnani Vita S. Columbae

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Excerpt from Adamnani Vita S. Columbae: Edited From Dr. Reeves's Text, With an Introduction on Early Irish Church History, Notes and a GlossaryAdamnan's Life of St. Columba has long been thought worthy to rank with such works as Jonas's Life of Columbanus, Bed's Life of St. Cuthbert, and Eddius's Life of St. Wilfrid, as one of the most interesting and valuable early biographies extant. Yet it is not a 'Life' in the ordinary sense, but rather, as described in the colophon, virtutum libelli Columbae, three books recording respectively the prophecies, the miracles, and the angelic visions of the saint. The last book concludes with a beautiful account of his last hours, reminding us of what we are told of Cuthbert and of Bede, and we would gladly have had the whole of Columba's life in the same form. That, however, was not the plan of the author. He aimed at hagiology, not at biography or history. Nevertheless his work is full of allusions throwing great light on early Celtic monasticism, and on the introduction of Christianity into the western and northern parts of what is now called Scotland. Dr. Reeves has collected hundreds of references to passages bearing upon the constitution, the discipline, the buildings, and the officers of St. Columba's monastery at Iona and upon the topography of that most interesting little island.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.