Codex Salmanticensis
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The Codex Salmanticensis (Brussels, Royal Library 7672–4) is a medieval Irish manuscript containing an extensive collection of Irish saints' Lives
, now in the Royal Library of Belgium
in Brussels. It was culled by the compilers from various sources, some of which can be identified as distinct, regionally focused groups in the text.
One such group is that of the O'Donohue Lives, so called after one of the manuscript's contributors, Diarmaid Ó Dúnchadha. These works are mostly eighth- and ninth-century Lives of saints whose monasteries lay in central Ireland (around Slieve Bloom), in parts of Munster, Mide and Leinster. They include saints like Ailbe of Emly, Ruadán of Lorrha and Cainnech of Aghaboe.
The collection also includes five short Lives of saints associated with northern churches (in Ulster or the Airgíalla
): Mo Lua
of Drumsnat, Daig of Inniskeen, Mochta
of Louth, Éogan of Ardstraw and Mac Nisse of Connor. Their feast-days are given in August or the beginning of September. These texts are relatively late, but Charles-Edwards has suggested that they ultimately derive from an earlier, northern Irish work used for reading on the festivals, which he calls the Northern Lectionary.
The Codex Salmanticensis (Brussels, Royal Library 7672–4) is a medieval Irish manuscript containing an extensive collection of Irish saints' Lives
, now in the Royal Library of Belgium
in Brussels. It was culled by the compilers from various sources, some of which can be identified as distinct, regionally focused groups in the text.
One such group is that of the O'Donohue Lives, so called after one of the manuscript's contributors, Diarmaid Ó Dúnchadha. These works are mostly eighth- and ninth-century Lives of saints whose monasteries lay in central Ireland (around Slieve Bloom), in parts of Munster, Mide and Leinster. They include saints like Ailbe of Emly, Ruadán of Lorrha and Cainnech of Aghaboe.
The collection also includes five short Lives of saints associated with northern churches (in Ulster or the Airgíalla
): Mo Lua
of Drumsnat, Daig of Inniskeen, Mochta
of Louth, Éogan of Ardstraw and Mac Nisse of Connor. Their feast-days are given in August or the beginning of September. These texts are relatively late, but Charles-Edwards has suggested that they ultimately derive from an earlier, northern Irish work used for reading on the festivals, which he calls the Northern Lectionary.
The Codex Salmanticensis (Brussels, Royal Library 7672–4) is a medieval Irish manuscript containing an extensive collection of Irish saints' Lives
, now in the Royal Library of Belgium
in Brussels. It was culled by the compilers from various sources, some of which can be identified as distinct, regionally focused groups in the text.
One such group is that of the O'Donohue Lives, so called after one of the manuscript's contributors, Diarmaid Ó Dúnchadha. These works are mostly eighth- and ninth-century Lives of saints whose monasteries lay in central Ireland (around Slieve Bloom), in parts of Munster, Mide and Leinster. They include saints like Ailbe of Emly, Ruadán of Lorrha and Cainnech of Aghaboe.
The collection also includes five short Lives of saints associated with northern churches (in Ulster or the Airgíalla
): Mo Lua
of Drumsnat, Daig of Inniskeen, Mochta
of Louth, Éogan of Ardstraw and Mac Nisse of Connor. Their feast-days are given in August or the beginning of September. These texts are relatively late, but Charles-Edwards has suggested that they ultimately derive from an earlier, northern Irish work used for reading on the festivals, which he calls the Northern Lectionary.
Hagiography
Hagiography is the study of saints.From the Greek and , it refers literally to writings on the subject of such holy people, and specifically to the biographies of saints and ecclesiastical leaders. The term hagiology, the study of hagiography, is also current in English, though less common...
, now in the Royal Library of Belgium
Royal Library of Belgium
The Royal Library of Belgium is one of the most important cultural institutions in Belgium. The library has a history that goes back to the age of the Dukes of Burgundy...
in Brussels. It was culled by the compilers from various sources, some of which can be identified as distinct, regionally focused groups in the text.
One such group is that of the O'Donohue Lives, so called after one of the manuscript's contributors, Diarmaid Ó Dúnchadha. These works are mostly eighth- and ninth-century Lives of saints whose monasteries lay in central Ireland (around Slieve Bloom), in parts of Munster, Mide and Leinster. They include saints like Ailbe of Emly, Ruadán of Lorrha and Cainnech of Aghaboe.
The collection also includes five short Lives of saints associated with northern churches (in Ulster or the Airgíalla
Airgíalla
Airgíalla or Airgialla was the name of an Irish federation and Irish kingdom which first formed around the 7th century...
): Mo Lua
Mo Lua
Mo Lua, Irish ecclesiastic, fl. c. 600.Mo Lua is given in the genealogies as Mo Lua of Cluain Fada or Cluain Fearta mac Carrthach mac Daighre, or Mo-Lua mac Carthach mac Fualascach mac Colmán mac Éanda. His association with either foundation is unclear, but is of early date.-References:* The...
of Drumsnat, Daig of Inniskeen, Mochta
Mochta
Saint Mochta or Mochtae , in Latin sources Maucteus or Mauchteus, was a disciple of St. Patrick.He was, like Patrick, a native of Britain. His name is British, and Adomnán's Life of Columba describes him as "a certain British stranger, a holy man and a disciple of the holy bishop Patrick"...
of Louth, Éogan of Ardstraw and Mac Nisse of Connor. Their feast-days are given in August or the beginning of September. These texts are relatively late, but Charles-Edwards has suggested that they ultimately derive from an earlier, northern Irish work used for reading on the festivals, which he calls the Northern Lectionary.
Edition
- W.W. Heist (ed.). Vitae Sanctorum Hiberniae ex codice olim Salmanticensi nunc Bruxellensi. Brussels, 1965.
Secondary sources
- Charles-Edwards, T.M. "The Northern Lectionary: a source for the Codex Salmanticensis?." In Celtic hagiography and saints' cults, ed. Jane Cartwright. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2003. pp. 148-60. ISBN 0708317502.
Further reading
- Heist, W.W. "Dermot O'Donohue and the Codex Salmanticensis." Celtica 5 (1960): pp. 52-63. RHS record
- Ó Riain, Pádraig. "Codex Salmanticensis: a provenance inter Anglos or inter Hibernos?." In A Miracle of Learning: studies in manuscripts and Irish learning. Essays in honour of William O'Sullivan, ed. by T.C. Barnard, D. Ó Cróinín and K. Simms. Aldershot: Ashgate, 1998. pp. 91-100. RHS record
- O'Sullivan, William. "A Waterford origin for the Codex Salmanticensis." Decies. Journal of the Waterford Archaeological & Historical Society 54 (1998): pp. 17-24. RHS record
The Codex Salmanticensis (Brussels, Royal Library 7672–4) is a medieval Irish manuscript containing an extensive collection of Irish saints' Lives
Hagiography
Hagiography is the study of saints.From the Greek and , it refers literally to writings on the subject of such holy people, and specifically to the biographies of saints and ecclesiastical leaders. The term hagiology, the study of hagiography, is also current in English, though less common...
, now in the Royal Library of Belgium
Royal Library of Belgium
The Royal Library of Belgium is one of the most important cultural institutions in Belgium. The library has a history that goes back to the age of the Dukes of Burgundy...
in Brussels. It was culled by the compilers from various sources, some of which can be identified as distinct, regionally focused groups in the text.
One such group is that of the O'Donohue Lives, so called after one of the manuscript's contributors, Diarmaid Ó Dúnchadha. These works are mostly eighth- and ninth-century Lives of saints whose monasteries lay in central Ireland (around Slieve Bloom), in parts of Munster, Mide and Leinster. They include saints like Ailbe of Emly, Ruadán of Lorrha and Cainnech of Aghaboe.
The collection also includes five short Lives of saints associated with northern churches (in Ulster or the Airgíalla
Airgíalla
Airgíalla or Airgialla was the name of an Irish federation and Irish kingdom which first formed around the 7th century...
): Mo Lua
Mo Lua
Mo Lua, Irish ecclesiastic, fl. c. 600.Mo Lua is given in the genealogies as Mo Lua of Cluain Fada or Cluain Fearta mac Carrthach mac Daighre, or Mo-Lua mac Carthach mac Fualascach mac Colmán mac Éanda. His association with either foundation is unclear, but is of early date.-References:* The...
of Drumsnat, Daig of Inniskeen, Mochta
Mochta
Saint Mochta or Mochtae , in Latin sources Maucteus or Mauchteus, was a disciple of St. Patrick.He was, like Patrick, a native of Britain. His name is British, and Adomnán's Life of Columba describes him as "a certain British stranger, a holy man and a disciple of the holy bishop Patrick"...
of Louth, Éogan of Ardstraw and Mac Nisse of Connor. Their feast-days are given in August or the beginning of September. These texts are relatively late, but Charles-Edwards has suggested that they ultimately derive from an earlier, northern Irish work used for reading on the festivals, which he calls the Northern Lectionary.
Edition
- W.W. Heist (ed.). Vitae Sanctorum Hiberniae ex codice olim Salmanticensi nunc Bruxellensi. Brussels, 1965.
Secondary sources
- Charles-Edwards, T.M. "The Northern Lectionary: a source for the Codex Salmanticensis?." In Celtic hagiography and saints' cults, ed. Jane Cartwright. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2003. pp. 148-60. ISBN 0708317502.
Further reading
- Heist, W.W. "Dermot O'Donohue and the Codex Salmanticensis." Celtica 5 (1960): pp. 52-63. RHS record
- Ó Riain, Pádraig. "Codex Salmanticensis: a provenance inter Anglos or inter Hibernos?." In A Miracle of Learning: studies in manuscripts and Irish learning. Essays in honour of William O'Sullivan, ed. by T.C. Barnard, D. Ó Cróinín and K. Simms. Aldershot: Ashgate, 1998. pp. 91-100. RHS record
- O'Sullivan, William. "A Waterford origin for the Codex Salmanticensis." Decies. Journal of the Waterford Archaeological & Historical Society 54 (1998): pp. 17-24. RHS record
The Codex Salmanticensis (Brussels, Royal Library 7672–4) is a medieval Irish manuscript containing an extensive collection of Irish saints' Lives
Hagiography
Hagiography is the study of saints.From the Greek and , it refers literally to writings on the subject of such holy people, and specifically to the biographies of saints and ecclesiastical leaders. The term hagiology, the study of hagiography, is also current in English, though less common...
, now in the Royal Library of Belgium
Royal Library of Belgium
The Royal Library of Belgium is one of the most important cultural institutions in Belgium. The library has a history that goes back to the age of the Dukes of Burgundy...
in Brussels. It was culled by the compilers from various sources, some of which can be identified as distinct, regionally focused groups in the text.
One such group is that of the O'Donohue Lives, so called after one of the manuscript's contributors, Diarmaid Ó Dúnchadha. These works are mostly eighth- and ninth-century Lives of saints whose monasteries lay in central Ireland (around Slieve Bloom), in parts of Munster, Mide and Leinster. They include saints like Ailbe of Emly, Ruadán of Lorrha and Cainnech of Aghaboe.
The collection also includes five short Lives of saints associated with northern churches (in Ulster or the Airgíalla
Airgíalla
Airgíalla or Airgialla was the name of an Irish federation and Irish kingdom which first formed around the 7th century...
): Mo Lua
Mo Lua
Mo Lua, Irish ecclesiastic, fl. c. 600.Mo Lua is given in the genealogies as Mo Lua of Cluain Fada or Cluain Fearta mac Carrthach mac Daighre, or Mo-Lua mac Carthach mac Fualascach mac Colmán mac Éanda. His association with either foundation is unclear, but is of early date.-References:* The...
of Drumsnat, Daig of Inniskeen, Mochta
Mochta
Saint Mochta or Mochtae , in Latin sources Maucteus or Mauchteus, was a disciple of St. Patrick.He was, like Patrick, a native of Britain. His name is British, and Adomnán's Life of Columba describes him as "a certain British stranger, a holy man and a disciple of the holy bishop Patrick"...
of Louth, Éogan of Ardstraw and Mac Nisse of Connor. Their feast-days are given in August or the beginning of September. These texts are relatively late, but Charles-Edwards has suggested that they ultimately derive from an earlier, northern Irish work used for reading on the festivals, which he calls the Northern Lectionary.
Edition
- W.W. Heist (ed.). Vitae Sanctorum Hiberniae ex codice olim Salmanticensi nunc Bruxellensi. Brussels, 1965.
Secondary sources
- Charles-Edwards, T.M. "The Northern Lectionary: a source for the Codex Salmanticensis?." In Celtic hagiography and saints' cults, ed. Jane Cartwright. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2003. pp. 148-60. ISBN 0708317502.
Further reading
- Heist, W.W. "Dermot O'Donohue and the Codex Salmanticensis." Celtica 5 (1960): pp. 52-63. RHS record
- Ó Riain, Pádraig. "Codex Salmanticensis: a provenance inter Anglos or inter Hibernos?." In A Miracle of Learning: studies in manuscripts and Irish learning. Essays in honour of William O'Sullivan, ed. by T.C. Barnard, D. Ó Cróinín and K. Simms. Aldershot: Ashgate, 1998. pp. 91-100. RHS record
- O'Sullivan, William. "A Waterford origin for the Codex Salmanticensis." Decies. Journal of the Waterford Archaeological & Historical Society 54 (1998): pp. 17-24. RHS record