The legends and commemorative celebrations of st. Kentigern, his friends, and disciples, tr. from the Aberdeen breviary and the Arbuthnott missal, with an appendix [by W. Stevenson].1874 |
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Aberdeen Breviary Acta Sanctorum Adamnan Aldhame alleged angels Antique Sanctorum Scotia appears Arthur Asaph autem Baldred beato beatus blessed Kentigern Bollandists Brynach Cadoc called Cambro-British Capgrave celebrated century Christ Christian church Clyde Clydesdale Columba compiler confessor Conwall Culross Cumbria curious daughter death disciples divine Dominum Dubricius ecclesiae Edited ejus Eugenius Ewen faith father Fordun Geoffrey of Monmouth Glasgow fragment Glasguensis glory Gorlois heaven honour Illustrative Ireland Irish island Jocelin Joseph Robertson king King Lot kyng Lection legends living Lord Loth Lothian miracles monastery monk of Furness mother Mungo North Britain notice noucht Palladius Picts Pinkerton's Vitæ Antique praise prayer prelate queen quod restored romance saint sancti Kentigerni Sanctorum Scotia 1789 Saynt Serfe says Scotland Scotorum Scots Scottish Serf Servanus stone suum Teilo thare thee Thenew things Thou Uther Pendragon Vita Vitæ Antique Sanctorum Wales Welsh writer
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Page 87 - Madle,* because therein was born the holy man. The father hearing this, ordered his daughter with her son to be brought to him ; and when they came, he embraced the infant with paternal affection, as is usual, and kissing him, from the restlessness of infancy, he touched with his hands the face and mouth of his grandfather, and that not without divine appointment ; for by the contact of the hands of the infant, he was healed of the incurable disease wherewith he was afflicted, for he incessantly...
Page 16 - From his boyhood he (Columba) had been brought up in Christian training in the study of wisdom, and by the grace of God had so preserved the integrity of his body, and the purity of his soul, that though dwelling on earth he appeared to live like the saints in heaven.
Page 86 - The King therefore being angry, ordered her to be put into a sack, and cast headlong into the river, that she might suffer whatever might befall; which, however, happened contrary to what was expected, for as often as she was placed in the river, so often was she, through the guidance of God, impelled to the bank. Her father then being indignant because he could not drown her in the river, resolved to destroy her with fire. A funeral pile was therefore prepared, into which his daughter was thrown...
Page 85 - The aforesaid thirty years having expired, the divine power sent Sandde the king of Ceredigion to the common people of the nation of Dyved, and he there met with a nun, a holy virgin named Non, who was very fair and handsome ; whom lusting after, he violated her person, and she conceived a son, holy David ; and neither before, nor afterwards had she knowledge of man, but continuing in chastity of mind and body, led a most faithful life. For from the time of her conception, she lived on bread and...
Page 122 - I entreat your majesty to forbear vain laughter ; for what I say is without vanity. They are mystical stones, and of a medicinal virtue. The giants of old brought them from the farthest coast of Africa, and placed them in Ireland, while they inhabited that country. Their design in this was to make baths in them, when they should be taken with any illness. For their method was to wash the stones, and put their sick into the water, which infallibly cured them. With the like success they cured wounds...
Page 86 - Archenfield) of the name of Pebiau, called, in the British language, Claforawg, and in Latin, Spumosus, who undertook an expedition against his enemies, and returning from thence he ordered his daughter Eurddil to wash his head." The legend then goes on to state that circumstances led him to suspect that Eurddil was pregnant, and that " the King, therefore, being angry, ordered her to be put into a sack, and cast headlong into the river, that she might suffer whatever might befall ; which, however,...
Page 119 - ... which was situated on the banks of the Towy, claimed it because it was the place of his residence, where he lived retired, and because he there gloriously ended his life; the third was Llandaff, and urged its claim on account of its having been his episcopal see, of its privileges and dignities, its consecrations and obedience, and of the unanimous voice of all the diocese, and especially because of its former state, and the appointment of St. Dubricius, and other fathers. But at length, attending...
Page 36 - And the thyrd syster, Morgan le Fey, was put to scole in a nonnery, and ther she lerned so moche that she was a grete clerke of nygromancye.
Page 121 - ... Brendan1 was leading a wondrous life on a marine animal. When saint Brendan saw a man horse-riding in the sea he was astonished and said " God is wonderful in His saints". The horseman drew near where he was so that they were able to exchange greetings. When they had mutually saluted, Brendan asks whence he was and from whom he had come and how he rode in the sea. Barre, after having narrated to him the causes of his pilgrimage, said " Since the vessel's delay kept me from my brethren, the holy...
Page 25 - ... whatever trouble they may have been afflicted. Then the saint went round the monasteries and cloisters, seeking out a suitable man to whom he might submit himself, for the purpose of being instructed in the discipline of a regular life. For he heard that St. Kentigern the bishop excelled the rest in sanctity, wherefore, going to him, he became his disciple. Lection IV. — But lest the distinguished virtues of this blessed man should have too slight a hold on the hearts of the faithful, we will...