Early Christain Ireland Flashcards
(20 cards)
Where was St Patrick from
Wales
What century did the celts and the Romans stop believing in pagan gods?
4th century
What age was St Patrick when he was taken
16
How many years until St Patrick escaped
6 long years
What was the name of the first Roman Christian Emperor
Constantine
How did he spread Christianity throughout Europe
Missionaries
Who was the bishop and when was he sent to Ireland
Palladius and in 431 AD
When were monestrys first founded
59 years after St Patrick’s death
What took place in monastery’s
Monks ➡️ worked there ➡ prayed there ➡️ lived there (They lived a simple life)
Where was the 1st monastery set up
Inis mór on the Aran Islands
By St Enda
Name a famous irish monastery
Skellig Michael
Coast of Kerry
How did the monastery’s develop over time
They became larger and attracted large amounts of people to study and eventually small towns developed around the monastery’s
EG. monasterevin
Name a monastery and the St. Accosted with it
Glealough and St Kevin
Describe the places in a monastery and their use
➡️ walled - stone walls
️➡️ refectory - ate meals
➡️ oratory - a church where they prayed
➡️ beehive hut - slept, paryed, studied gospels
➡️ round tower - stored valuables, protection
Name two famous round towers
Glenadlough
Clonmacnoise
What was the name given to monks who wrote the religious scripts/books
Scribes
Name and describe the most famous manuscript written
Book of Kells Kept in trinity Contains the 4 gospels Dated 8th or 9th century Discovered in Kells Co. Meath
What is high cross
- Stone cross
- Used to mark graves or placed in the middle of a monastic settlement
- The cross shows scenes from the bible
What other art was from that time
➡️ silver chalices
(ardagh chalice)
➡️ stone crosses
What is filigree work
The art of twisting and weaving gold wire
As seen on the ardagh chalice
