The ancient Irish church

Healy John 1850-

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;tr cO ;i-n ii-=j ID" n \^~ iRJ iO a !m A^fGlENT IRISH CHURCH JOHN HEALY,LL.D. THE ANCIENT IRISH CHURCH THE IRISH CHURCHANCIENT LL.D.HEALY,JOHN RECTOR OF KELLS 31o ntjon TRACT SOCIETYTHE RELIGIOUS PATERNOSTER Row ST. PAUL S CHURCHYARD ; 65,56, AND PICCADILLY164, 1892 UNION THFOI nftir.Ai p.rn i 7 C> &Brrr.-ER TANNER, ST.LWOOU PRINTING WORKS, AND LONDON. l- ifoiiE, CONTENTS. PAGE INTRODUCTION 7 CHAPTER I. 11EARLY CHRISTIANITY CHAPTER II. THE ARRIVAL OF SAINT PATRICK 17 III.CHAPTER MISSIONARY LABOURS OF SAINT PATRICK ... 26 CHAPTER IV. CHARACTER OF THE ANCIENT IRISH CHURCH... 38 CHAPTER V. SAINT COLUMBA 52 CHAPTER VI. SAINT COLUMBANUS 70 CHAPTER VII. ASCETICS AND ANCHORITES 82 CHAPTER VIII. THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN 89 CHAPTER IX. CHURCH OFFICERS PECULIAR TO IRELAND ... 99 5 6 CONTENTS. PAGE CHAPTER X. SAINT AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY AND THE IRISH CHURCH 109 CHAPTER XL POINTS OF IRELAND ANDDIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROME 115 CHAPTER XII. CONCLUSION OF THE EASTER . . . 126CONTROVERSY CHAPTER XIII. THE EIGHTH CENTURY 130 CHAPTER XIV. THE DANISH INVASIONS 141 CHAPTER XV. THEINFLUENCE OF THE DANISH INVASIONS ON CHURCH 148 CHAPTER XVI. CONVERSION OF THE . 15GDANES .... CHAPTER XVI F. RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE ROMISH PARTY . . . 162 CHAPTER XVIII. THE SYNOD OF KELLS 176 CHAPTER XIX. THE ANGLO-NORMAN 181INVASION CHAPTER XX. CONCLUSION 187 INTRODUCTION. THE of the Ancient Irish Church has anHistory not theof its own.

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• Ireland
• History of Christianity

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• Nombre de lectures: 4
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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A^fGlENT IRISH CHURCH
JOHN HEALY,LL.D.THE
ANCIENT IRISH CHURCHTHE
IRISH CHURCHANCIENT
LL.D.HEALY,JOHN
RECTOR OF KELLS
31o ntjon
TRACT SOCIETYTHE RELIGIOUS
PATERNOSTER Row ST. PAUL S CHURCHYARD
; 65,56,
AND PICCADILLY164,
1892
UNION
THFOI nftir.Ai p.rn i7 C>
&Brrr.-ER TANNER,
ST.LWOOU PRINTING WORKS,
AND LONDON.
l- ifoiiE,CONTENTS.
PAGE
INTRODUCTION 7
CHAPTER I.
11EARLY CHRISTIANITY
CHAPTER II.
THE ARRIVAL OF SAINT PATRICK 17
III.CHAPTER
MISSIONARY LABOURS OF SAINT PATRICK ... 26
CHAPTER IV.
CHARACTER OF THE ANCIENT IRISH CHURCH... 38
CHAPTER V.
SAINT COLUMBA 52
CHAPTER VI.
SAINT COLUMBANUS 70
CHAPTER VII.
ASCETICS AND ANCHORITES 82
CHAPTER VIII.
THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN 89
CHAPTER IX.
CHURCH OFFICERS PECULIAR TO IRELAND ... 99
56 CONTENTS.
PAGE
CHAPTER X.
SAINT AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY AND THE IRISH
CHURCH 109
CHAPTER XL
POINTS OF IRELAND ANDDIFFERENCE BETWEEN
ROME 115
CHAPTER XII.
CONCLUSION OF THE EASTER . . . 126CONTROVERSY
CHAPTER XIII.
THE EIGHTH CENTURY 130
CHAPTER XIV.
THE DANISH INVASIONS 141
CHAPTER XV.
THEINFLUENCE OF THE DANISH INVASIONS ON
CHURCH 148
CHAPTER XVI.
CONVERSION OF THE . 15GDANES ....
CHAPTER XVI F.
RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE ROMISH PARTY . . . 162
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE SYNOD OF KELLS 176
CHAPTER XIX.
THE ANGLO-NORMAN 181INVASION
CHAPTER XX.
CONCLUSION 187INTRODUCTION.
THE of the Ancient Irish Church has anHistory
not theof its own. It concernsimportance merely
Irishman who desires to learn how Chrisnaturally
in his for thecame to be owntianity preached land,
is of less interest to the dweller in
subject scarcely
The former finds in Irelandor Scotland.England
the of the old British and tracescounterpart Church,
to the source whence much ofthat island, besides,
the of the was first derived.Christianity Anglo-Saxon
As he marks how from time to time the English
Church for before thestruggled liberty how, long
time of the the of the PopeReformation, authority
was resisted or rendered agrudging recognitiononly
he will trace this to thespiritrightly independent
tone the Celticto the Churchoriginally given by
missionaries. The latter looks to the Church of
Ireland as the Church of his own. Theparent story
of and of the conversion of the tribes of Calelona,
is as much Irish as it is Scotch. But to thedonia,
student is alsoof Church Irelandgeneral History,
Just in someimportant. as, unfrequented islands,
of animal and life exist which havetypes vegetable
become extinct and of these weelsewhere, by study
learn much of the former fauna and flora ofmay
where all the conditions of life have
;places changed
so Ireland retained rites and ceremonies and forms of
78 INTRODUCTION.
had ceased to exist inaftergovernment long they
learnother In this weevery country. way may
much of the state of the Church in the fifthgeneral
late as thefrom the state of Ireland ascentury
twelfth.
of all will be feltthe interestPerhaps greatest
those in the of a reformedby who, libertyrejoicing
will see in Irelandfaith and an emancipated Church,
the last of the Western Churches to acknowledge
the all other ofof the Whensupremacy Pope. parts
Western had for centuries acknowalreadyEurope
his Ireland was stillledged sway, independent.
In the short sketch I have endeavouredfollowing
to as true a as I could make. I havepresent picture
ofconsulted histories written men of all shadesby
but for the facts Ihave relied almostopinion, entirely
on the the Livesauthorities themselves. Oforiginal
of Patrick and the other saints I have made but
full theuse. are too of marvelloussparing They
to be of much value in mere sober fact.ascertaining
I have therefore where the older
preferred, possible,
1and more authentic works of Patrick himself. Bede
has been drawn for the incidents of the
largely upon
Irish missions in He was devoted to theEngland.
Eoman but he is not unfair to hisinterest, opponents.
Much use has also been of Giral-made of the works
dus Cambrensis but he is so
; againstprejudiced
and at the same time soeverything Irish, credulous,
that his work is to be used with caution. The Life
of who was the instrument inMalachy, great bring
Ireland under the of the has beening sway Pope,
written Bernard of and I have madeby Clairvaux,
much use of but the between Ber-it; discrepancies
1 A convenient edition of these works lias been issuedlately
the Tractby Religious Society.