Augustinian Abbey Inchcolm Island Firth of Forth Scotland
Tour Scotland travel video of the Augustinian Abbey on ancestry visit to Inchcolm Island in the Firth of Forth. Scotland's most complete surviving monastic house. In former times, and perhaps partly due to its dedication to Columba, it was sometimes nicknamed Iona of the East. The well preserved abbey and ruins of the 9th century hermit's cells attract visitors to the island. It was the home of a religious community linked with St Colm or St Columba, the 6th century Abbot of Iona. King Alexander I was storm bound on the island for three days in 1123 and in recognition of the shelter given to him by the hermits, promised to establish a monastic settlement in honour of St Columba. Though the king died before the promise could be fulfilled, his brother David I later founded a priory here for monks of the Augustinian order; the priory was erected into an abbey in 1223.
Day 07 (Sa 29 May) - Leaving Holy Island
Heading for the wind-blasted causeway back to the mainland, Father Simon reflects on the last few days of his journey, and looks forward to the day ahead.
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'Saint Cuthbert's Way with Dr Emma Wells' - Episode 3 Yeavering Bell to Lindisfarne
This week we mark the culmination of our journey back 1300 years to the Anglo-Saxon age of England, to finish our epic 100 kilometre hike through history along Saint Cuthbert's Way.
Dr. Emma Wells (University of York) once more is our guide across this landscape and through this time of Viking raids and Saintly piety as we trace the landscape and story of Saint Cuthbert.
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St. Cuthbert's Way with Dr Emma Wells the Super-Cut
In this vid we present the full journey along the historic trail, St. Cuthbert's Way. Dr Emma Wells is your guide along this epic 100km path and Dr. Janina Ramirez is on hand to give historical context on Cuthbert and the cult of Anglo-saxon saints.
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Celtic Christianity | Wikipedia audio article
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Celtic Christianity or Insular Christianity refers broadly to certain features of Christianity that were common, or held to be common, across the Celtic-speaking world during the Early Middle Ages. Celtic Christianity has been conceived of with differing levels of specificity: some writers have described a distinct Celtic Church uniting the Celtic peoples and distinguishing them from the Roman Catholic Church, while others classify it as simply a set of distinctive practices occurring in those areas. Some scholars now reject the former notion, but note that there were certain traditions and practices used in both the Irish and British churches but not in the wider Christian world. These include a distinctive system for determining the dating of Easter, a style of monastic tonsure, a unique system of penance, and the popularity of going into exile for Christ. Additionally, there were other practices that developed in certain parts of Britain or Ireland, but which are not known to have spread beyond a particular region. The term therefore denotes regional practices among the insular churches and their associates, rather than actual theological differences.
The term Celtic Church is deprecated by some historians as it implies a unified and identifiable entity entirely separate from the mainstream of Western Christendom. Others prefer the term Insular Christianity. As Patrick Wormald explained, One of the common misconceptions is that there was a 'Roman Church' to which the 'Celtic' was nationally opposed. In German, the term Iroschottisch is used, with Lutz von Padberg placing the same caveat about a supposed dichotomy between Irish-Scottish and Roman Christianity. Celtic-speaking areas were part of Latin Christendom as a whole at a time in which there was significant regional variation of liturgy and structure with a general collective veneration of the Bishop of Rome that was no less intense in Celtic-speaking areas.Nonetheless, some distinctive traditions developed and spread to both Ireland and Great Britain, especially in the 6th and 7th centuries. Some elements may have been introduced to Ireland by the Briton St. Patrick, and later others spread from Ireland to Britain with the Irish mission system of Saint Columba. The histories of the Irish, Welsh, Scots, Breton, Cornish, and Manx Churches diverge significantly after the 8th century (resulting in a great difference between even rival Irish traditions). Later interest in the subject has led to a series of Celtic Christian revival movements, which have shaped popular perceptions of the Celts and their religious practices.
Christian monasticism | Wikipedia audio article
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Christian monasticism is the devotional practice of individuals who live ascetic and typically cloistered lives that are dedicated to Christian worship. It began to develop early in the history of the Christian Church, modeled upon scriptural examples and ideals, including those in the Old Testament, but not mandated as an institution in the scriptures. It has come to be regulated by religious rules (e.g. the Rule of Saint Augustine, Anthony the Great, St Pachomius, the Rule of St Basil, the Rule of St Benedict,) and, in modern times, the Canon law of the respective Christian denominations that have forms of monastic living. Those living the monastic life are known by the generic terms monks (men) and nuns (women). The word monk originated from the Greek monachos monk, itself from monos meaning alone.Monks did not live in monasteries at first, rather, they began by living alone, as the word monos might suggest. As more people took on the lives of monks, living alone in the wilderness, they started to come together and model themselves after the original monks nearby. Quickly, the monks formed communities to further their ability to observe an ascetic life. According to Christianity historian Robert Louis Wilken, By creating an alternate social structure within the Church they laid the foundations for one of the most enduring Christian institutions . . . Monastics generally dwell in a monastery, whether they live there in community (cenobites), or in seclusion (recluses).