Life of St Columba

Life of St Columba
Author: Adomnan of Iona
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 587
Release: 1995-02-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 014190741X

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 Adomnán - 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.

Journeys of Faith

Journeys of Faith
Author: Louise Nugent
Publisher: Columba Books
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2020-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781782183723

This book brings the reader on a journey of pilgrimage and illuminates how Christianity was celebrated in medieval times. Written by archaeologist Louise Nugent, it explores history in great detail, including both the pilgrimages within Ireland and the extraordinary journeys that were undertaken further ashore.

Columba's Iona

Columba's Iona
Author: Rosalind K. Marshall
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2014-04-17
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1908737409

In May 2013 it will be exactly 1450 years since the arrival on Iona of Columba, the imperious and energetic Irishman of royal descent who founded its famous monastery and became Scotland's best known Celtic saint. To celebrate this important anniversary, Iona Cathedral Trust has commissioned a new book by the historian Rosalind K. Marshall. Using a wide variety of sources and taking into account the results of the most recent historical and archaeological research, she charts the many developments on Iona throughout the centuries, investigating why it has had such an enduring influence on.

Taxonomy of the birds of the world

Taxonomy of the birds of the world
Author: fotolulu
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 702
Release: 2018-10-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 3748165609

How do you come up with the idea to list all the birds in the world including the subspecies and to give all birds English names? There is a reason for it - my favorite saying, whose author is unknown: "Everyone said that ́s not possible - then there was one who did not know that and just did it!" I am an animal photographer and probably a little bit crazy. I ́ve built a complete animal database for mammals and birds over the last decade. This facilitates my work in determining and archiving images and assigning keywords, especially among the many subspecies. With this book, I would like to give all birding friends and ornithologists a complete overview in English. For this I have given unique English names to all subspecies. The naming should not meet any scientific requirements. The names are based on translations from the Latin name, geographical distribution areas and the names of the discoverers. The entries consist of the scientific name, the English name, the distribution areas and the author. I wish you a lot of fun with this book, but especially while watching the fascinating birdlife. fotolulu