The Church Fathers · c. 679–688
On the Holy Places
De Locis Sanctis
Adomnán of Iona · c. 624–704
What it is
A description of Jerusalem, Palestine, and Egypt taken down from a Frankish bishop shipwrecked on Iona, complete with sketch plans of churches.
Why it lasted
A description of the holy places under early Muslim rule, recorded on an island off the Scottish coast.
Where to read it
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