St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armaghof Clairvaux, Saint Bernard
St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh
of Clairvaux, Saint Bernard
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Book language: English
263 pages
Written by Bernard of Clairvaux, this medieval life recounts the career of St. Malachy of Armagh, an Irish church reformer and friend of the Cistercians. It also includes Bernard's letters and sermons connected with Malachy, offering a window into twelfth-century Irish and monastic Christianity. A valuable historical and devotional listen.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
TRANSLATIONS OF CHRISTIAN LITERATURE. SERIES V LIVES OF THE CELTIC SAINTS ST BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX'S LIFE OF ST MALACHY OF ARMAGH By H. J. LAWLOR, D.D., LITT.D. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. The Macmillan Company. London New York 1920 Printed in Great Britain
by Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, BRUNSWICK ST., STAMFORD ST., S.E. 1, AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK. CONTENTS PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES REFERRED TO vii NAMES OF IRISH PERSONS AND PLACES x INTRODUCTION xii LIFE OF ST. MALACHY 1 LETTERS OF ST. BERNARD 131 SERMONS OF ST. BERNARD ON THE PASSING OF MALACHY 141 ADDITIONAL NOTES:— A.—ST. BERNARD'S DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF THE IRISH CHURCH 161 B.—THE HEREDITARY SUCCESSION OF THE COARBS OF PATRICK 164 C.—MALACHY'S CONTEST WITH NIALL 167 APPENDIX 171 INDEX 172
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