Biblio Ireland

Author: RODGERS, Michael & LOSACK, Marcus.

Dublin: Columba Press, 1996. 136 pages. Illustrated. Paperback.

Visitors and pilgrims have been coming to Glendalough since early Celtic times, and today it is one of the most-visited ancient sites in Ireland. This detailed guidebook brings out the timeless mystery of this ancient and sacred place, and reveals the treasures of the rich traditions of the area, the legends and stories of its Patron, St Kevin, and the lives, lifestyles and beliefs of its inhabitants since earliest times.

Uniquely, this guidebook is also a book on Celtic spirituality, based on a pilgrimage journey through Glendalough where both visitor and pilgrim are helped to make connections between the Celtic spirituality of St Kevin and his followers and a spirituality relevant for their own lives today.

Michael Rodgers is a Catholic priest who lives in Glendalough, working with individuals and groups who seek to explore the mystery of this holy place in a prayerful pilgrimage through it.

Marcus Losack is an Anglican priest, who has worked in Ireland, the UK, Jerusalem and Libya, where he led pilgrimages to the sites of the early desert fathers. He is now director of Céile Dé, an ecumenical organisation near Glendalough which specialises in developing study-pilgrimages in Celtic spirituality.

Contents

Preface
Foreword by Esther de Waal
Glossary

1. Introduction: From Hollywood to Glendalough
2. The Story and Legends of St Kevin
3. Trinity Church
4. The Monastic City
–The Gateway
–The Round Tower
–The Cathedral
–The Priest’s House and the Cemetery
–St Kevin’s Cross
–St Kevin’s Church
–St Kieran’s Church
–St Mary’s Church
5. The Green Road
6. St Kevin’s Desert
–The Caher
–Reefert Church
–St Kevin’s Cell
–A Walk in the Woods
–Templenaskellig
–St Kevin’s Bed
7. St Kevin’s Well
8. St Saviour’s Church
9. St Laurence O’Toole
10. Conclusion

Notes

ISBN: 1856071731

Related titles: Churches
Categories: Religion, Wicklow.

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