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The Church Fathers · c. 697–700
The Life of Columba
Adomnán of Iona · c. 624–704
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What it is
The founder of Iona in three books of prophecies, miracles, and angelic visions, written by his ninth successor from the community's own memories.
Why it lasted
The finest work of Irish hagiography and a primary source for the world of the northern British and Pictish kingdoms.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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