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Celts to the Creche: St. Winifred of Wales
Icon of St. Winifred of Wales, written by Aidan Hart Celts to the Crèche Day 9 November 23 St. Winifred of Wales died about 660 AD On this 9th day of our journey with the Celts to the Crèche, we … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, abbesses, Advent Devotional, Anglo Saxon Saints, Celtic Advent Devotional, Celtic Saints, Celts to the Creche, Female Celtic saints, female saints, Grenfrewi, Gwtherin Church, Holywell, Online Advent Devotional, St. Bueno of Wales, St. Winefride of Wales, St. Winefride's Well, St. Winifred
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St. Patrick of Ireland, guest post by Dr. Michelle P. Brown
St. Patrick and his companions stained glass by Dubin-based artist Harry Clarke, early 20th c. Celts to the Crèche: Day 40 Christmas Eve, December 24 ST. PATRICK OF IRELAND –March 17, c.461 Guest Post by Dr. … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Apostle of Ireland, armagh cathedral, Book of Armagh, Breastplate of St. Patrick, Celtic Saints, Celts to the Creche, downpatrick, Lorica of St. Patrick, michelle p. brown, Padraig, Padrig, Petroc, Rune of St. Patrick, St. Patricius, St. Patrick of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Bell, The Deer's Cry
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St. Buriana of Cornwall
St. Buriana’s Banner in the St. Buryan Church, Cornwall. This is their newer banner. Visited this church in November 2018 and October 2019. Photo taken November 2018. Celts to the Crèche: Day 39 December 23 St. Buriana of Cornwall Mid-6th … Continue reading
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Celts to the Creche: Brendan of Birr, Muirchu, and Moneisen of Britain
Celts to the Crèche: Day 37 December 21 St. Brendan of Birr, Muirchú of Ireland, and Moneisen of Britain On this 37th day of our pilgrimage with the Celts to the Crèche, we are getting very close to the birthplace of Christ in … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Adomnan, Book of Armagh, Brendan of Birr, Celtic Advent Devotional, Celts to the Creche, Liber Ardmachanus, Life of St. Patrick, Macregol Gospels, Macregol of Birr, McRegol Gospels, Moneisen, Monesan, Muirchu, Online Advent Devotional, St. Columba of Iona, St. Patrick of Ireland, Synod of Birr
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Celts to the Crèche: St. Gertrude of Nivelles
Celts to the Crèche: Day 38 December 22 St. Gertrude of Nivelles About 626-March 17, 659 On this 38th day of our pilgrimage to the crèche, we meet St. Gertrude (Gertrudis) of Nivelles. She and her mother Itta established … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Abbess Begga of Andenne, Ansegisel, Celtic Abbesses, Celtic Saints, Celts to the Creche, Collegiate Churches of St. Gertrude, Erchinoald, Foillan, Fosses Monastery, Fursey, Gertrude of Nivelles, Grimoald I, Itta of Metz, Itta of Nivelles, Lagney Monastey, Merovingian Abbesses, Nevilles Monastery, Péronne Monastery, Pepin of Landen, Ultan
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Celts to the Creche: Benedict Biscop of Monkwearmouth and Jarrow
Celts to the Crèche Day 34 December 18 Benedict Biscop of Monkwearmouth and Jarrow 628-January 12, 690 Benedict Biscop was the founding Abbot of the famous Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Monasteries in Northeast England in the late 7th century where The Venerable … Continue reading
Celts to the Creche: Bishop Eadfrith of Lindisfarne
Celts to the Crèche Day 7 November 21 Bishop Eadfrith of Lindisfarne died 721 AD On this 7th day of our journey towards Bethlehem with the Celts to the Crèche, we ecounter Eadfrith who was a Bishop of Lindisfarne (Holy Island) … Continue reading
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Celts to the Creche: St. Canaire of Ireland
Celts to the Crèche Day 35 December 19 St. Canaire of Ireland Died about 530 AD On our 35th day of our journey with the Celts to the Crèche, we meet a very strong-minded woman of prayer, St. Canaire. … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Bantry Bay, Celtic Advent Devotional, Celts to the Creche, Inish Cathaig, Irish Monasteries, Irish monks, Irish Saints, saintsbridge.org, Scattery Island, Scattery Island Centre, Shannon River, St. Cainder, St. Canair of Bantry, St. Canaire, St. Canir, St. Cannera of Inish Cathaig, St. Conaire, St. Kinnera, St. Senan, St. Senen, St. Sennen
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Celts to the Creche: Abbess Ælfflæd of Whitby
Celts to the Crèche Day 29 December 13 Abbess Ælfflæd of Whitby About 655 or 656-February 8, 713 AD On this 29th day of our journey to the crèche where Christ was born, we meet Ælfflæd who was the second or … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Aefflaeda, Battle of Winwaed, Bede, Bishop Trumwine, Celtic Advent Devotional, Eddius Stephanus, Hartlepool, King Edwin, King Edwin of Northumbria, King Oswiu, King Oswy, Life of Wilfrid, Queen Eanflaed, St. Aefflaed of Whitby, St. Cuthbert, St. Hilda of Whitby, Stephen of Ripon, Synod of Nidd, Synod of Whitby, The Venerable Bede, Trumwine, Whitby, Wilfrid
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Celts to the Creche: St. Ninian of Whithorn
Celts to the Crèche Day 30 December 14 St. Ninian of Whithorn c362-c432 AD (or perhaps later) On this 30th Day of Celts to the Crèche, we join on this pilgrimage to Bethlehem with the fifth century British Bishop St. Ninian … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Anglo Saxon Saints, Candida Casa, Celtic Advent Devotional, Celtic Saints, Celts to the Creche, Latinus Stone, Ninian, Online Advent Devotional, Picts, Scottish missionaries, St. Finnian of Moville, St. Ninian of Whithorn, Whithorn, Whithorn Way
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Celts to the Creche: Heiu of Tadcaster
Celts to the Crèche Day 24 December 8 Abbess Heiu (Hieu) of Tadcaster 7th century On our 24th day of our journey with the Celts to the Crèche, we meet Abbess Heiu (also spelled Hieu) that might be a new … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Abbess Heiu, Aidan of Lindisfarne, Anglo Saxon Saints, anglo-saxon abbesses, Anglo-Saxon church history, Anglo-Saxon England, Calcaria, Celtic Advent Devotional, Celts to the Creche, double monastery, Hartlepool, Healaugh, Healaugh Priory, Heiu, Heretu, Hilda of Whitby, Kaelcacaestir, Tadcaster, Yorkshire Monasteries
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Celts to the Creche: St. Colman of Lindisfarne
Celts to the Crèche Day 25 December 9 St. Colman 3rd Bishop of Lindisfarne (c. 605 – February 18, 675 or August 8, 674) On this 25th day of our Advent journey with the Celts to the Crèche, we discover … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Anglo Saxon Saints, Anglo-Saxon church history, Bishop Eata of Melrose Abbey, Bishop of Hexham, Bishop of York, Celtic Advent, Celtic Advent Devotionals, Celtic Relics, Celtic Saints, Celts to the Creche, Colman of Lindisfarne, Garailt of Mayo Abbey, Gerald of Mayo Abbey, Hilda of Whitby, Holy Island, Inishboffin, Inishbofin, Iona, Iona Abbey, Irish Saints, Isle of Iona, Lindisfarne, Mayo Abbey, Northumbria, Online Advent Devotional, Saints' Relics, St. Aidan of Lindisfarne, St. Colman, St. Finan of Lindisfarne, St. Hilda of Whitby, Synod of Whitby, The Venerable Bede, Wilfrid
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Celts to the Creche: St. Bega of Bees
Celts to the Crèche Day 26 December 10 St. Bega of Bees c. 850 On this 26th day of our pilgrimage with the Celts to the Crèche we join with St. Bega of Bees on this pilgrimage to the manger in Bethlehem. … Continue reading
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Celts to the Creche: St. Frideswide of Oxford
Icon of St. Frideswide, unknown writer Celts to the Crèche Day 33 December 17 St. Frideswide, Abbess of Oxford … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Advent Devotional, Aelfgar, Bampton, Binsey, Celtic Advent Devotional, Celts to the Creche, Christ Church Oxford, Didan, double monastery, Frideswide, Frilsham, Online Advent Devotional, Oxford, Oxford University, St. Margaret of Antioch Church Binsey
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Celts to the Creche: St. John of Beverley
Celts to the Crèche Day 12 November 26 St. John of Beverley died May 7, 721 On day 12 of our pilgrimage with the Celts to the Crèche, we journey with St. John of Beverley who was not only the scholarly and erudite … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 Day Advent Devotional, 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Anglo Saxon Saints, Beverley, Beverley Minster, Bishop of Hexham, Bishop of York, Bosa of York, Celtic Advent Devotional, Celts to the Creche, Eata of Lindisfarne, Folcard's Life of St. John of Beverley, Harpham, Hexham, John of Beverley, Julian of Norwich, Online Advent Devotional, St. Hilda of Whitby, The Venerable Bede, Theodore of Canterbury, Wilfrid, Wilfrid II
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Celts to the Creche: King Aldwulf of East Anglia
Celts to the Crèche Day 17 December 1 King Aldwulf of East Anglia c635-713 On this 17th day with the Celts to the Creche, we journey with Aldwulf (Ealdwulf). He was king of East Anglia from 663 to around 713. During his … Continue reading
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Celts to the Creche: St. Deiniol of Wales
St. Deiniol icon by unknown writer Celts to the Crèche Day 28 December 12 St. Deiniol … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Advent Devotional, Annales Cambriae, Bangor Cathedral, Bangor Monastery, Bangor-is-y-coed, Bishop of Bangor, Celtic Advent Devotional, Celtic Saints, Celts to the Creche, Flintshire, Gladstone's Library, Hawarden, Llanddaniel Fab, Online Advent Devotional, Rev. Peter Francis, Saintsbridge, St. Daniel, St. Deiniol of Wales, St. Deiniol's Library, Welsh Saints
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Celts to the Creche: Abbesses Beatrice and Anna of Iona Nunnery
Celts to the Crèche Day 22 December 6 Abbesses Beatrice (Bethóc) and Anna of Iona Nunnery On this 22nd day of our 40 day journey with the Celts to the Crèche, we meet two influential and courageous Abbesses of Iona. … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Abbess Anna, Abbess Beatrice, Anna McLean of Iona, Augsustinian nuns, Celtic Abbesses, Celts to the Creche, Iona, Iona Abbey, Iona Nunnery, Isle of Iona, Lord of the Isles, Lord Somerland of the Isles, Online Advent Devotional, Prioress Anna, Prioress Beatrice, Prioress Bethoc, St. Columba, St. Ronan's Chapel
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Celts to the Creche: St. Bathilde of Chelles
Celts to the Crèche Day 19 December 3 St. Bathilde (Balthilde) of Chelles 626/7-January 30, 680/687 On this 19th day of our journey with Celts to the Creche, we encounter St. Bathilde of Chelles, also known as Queen Balthilde, Queen … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Abbess Bertilla, abbesses, Anglo Saxon Saints, Baldachildis, Baldechildis, Balthilde, Bede, Celtic Advent Devotional, Celtic Saints, Celts to the Creche, Chelles Abbey, Clothar III, Clothilde, Clovis II, Corbie Abbey, Erchinoald, French saints, Hereswith, Life of Wilfrid, Luxueil Abbey, Merovingian Abbesses, Merovingian saints, Musee Alfred Bonno, Neustria, Online Advent Devotional, Queen Bathilde, St. Bathilde, St. Columbanus, St. Hereswith, Theuderic, Wilfrid
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Celts to the Creche: The Venerable Bede
Celts to the Crèche Day 23 December 7 The Venerable Bede 672/673-May 25, 735 AD On this 23rd day of our journey with the Celts to the Crèche, we meet Bede who was a historian, theologian, monk, scholar, writer, scribe, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Anglo Saxon Saints, Bede, Bede Museum, Bede's World, Benedict Biscop, Bishop of Hexham, Bishop of York, Celts to the Creche, Ceolfrith, Codex Amiantus, Codex Amiatinus, Cuthbert, Durham Cathedral, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Jarrow, Jarrow Hall, Jarrow Hall Anglo Saxon Village Farm and Bede Museum, John, John of Beverley, John of Hexham, Lincolnshire, Lindsey people, Monkwearmouth, Northumbria, Online Advent Devotional, Rosemary Cramp, St. Paul's Church Jarrow, St. Peter's Church Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, The Venerable Bede, Wearmouth
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Celts to the Creche: Abbess Burgundofara of Faremoutiers
Abbess Burgundofara with her staff representing the leadership of her monastery and Abbey. Stained Glass at Celle-sur-Morin Saint Sulpice. photo by G Freihalter. Celts to the Crèche Day 21 December 5 Abbess Burgundofara of Faremoutiers c595-c657AD On this 21st day … Continue reading
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Celts to the Creche: St. Brendan the Navigator
St. Brendan and his disciples letting the Spirit blow them to their place of resurrection. Icon writer unknown. Celts to the Crèche Day 20 December 4 St. Brendan the Navigator c484-578 AD On this 20th day of our … Continue reading
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Celts to the Creche: St. Bertha of Kent
Celts to the Crèche Day 11 November 25 St. Bertha of Kent c539-c612 On this 11th day of our journey with the Celts to the Crèche, we meet St. Bertha, who was a Frankish princess with a devoted … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 day Celtic Advent devotional, Anglo Saxon Saints, Anglo-Saxon England, Augustine of Canterbury, Æthelberht of Kent, Bertha, Bertha Trail, Bishop Liudhard, Canterbury, Celtic Advent Devotional, Celtic Saints, Celts to the Creche, Charibert I, Clovis, Kent, King Edwin of Northumbria, Merovingian saints, Online Advent Devotional, Queen Bertha, Queen Bertha's Walk, Queen Ethelburga, Queen Ingoberga, St. Liudhard, St. Martin's Church, St. Martin's Hoard
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Celts to the Creche: Abbess Aebbe of Coldingham
Stained Glass of St. Aebba and her half-brother King Oswald at St. Ebba’s Church, Beadnell. Designed by Joseph Nutgens Celts to the Crèche Day 27 December 11 Abbess Æbbe of Coldingham c615-c683AD On this 27th day of our journey with … Continue reading
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