 righthand says: Aidan was a member of the Irish branch of Christianity instead of the Roman branch, but his character and energy in missionary work won him the respect of Pope Honorius I and Felix of Dunwich. Aidan received continued support from King Oswine of Deira and the two became close friends. The king gave Aidan a horse so that he wouldn't have to walk, but Aidan gave the horse to a beggar. By patiently talking to the people on their own level Aidan and his monks slowly restored Christianity to the Northumbrian communities. In 651 a pagan army attacked Bamburgh and attempted to set its walls ablaze. According to legend, Aidan prayed for the city, after which the winds turned and blew the smoke and fire toward the enemy, repulsing them. The monastery he founded grew and helped found churches and other monasteries throughout the area. It also became a centre of learning and a storehouse of scholarly knowledge. Saint Bede the Venerable would later write Aidan's biography. Fire-fighter connection? In 651 a pagan army attacked Bamburgh and attempted to set its walls ablaze. According to legend, Aidan prayed for the city, after which the winds turned and blew the smoke and fire toward the enemy, repulsing them. At some point in the early 700s the famous illuminated manuscript known as the Lindisfarne Gospels, an illustrated Latin copy of the Gospels of Mark, Luke, Matthew and John, was probably made at Lindisfarne and the artist was probably Eadfrith, who later became Bishop of Lindisfarne. Sometime in the second half of th... This is a great post. Thanks. Hope you've read the inspiring book How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe. The link is to Google books. Terrific story of the role of greats like Aidan who returned faith and scholarship to Europe after the destruction of the dark ages. Author is Thomas Cahill. Thank you for your great comments. It was purely coincidental. I didn't know about this book. Yes, the Irish did have some major part as you say, but small in comparison to what Europe owes to the Arabs for minding all of European knowledge from before the Dark Ages. How did we reward them back then? Iraq and Palestine are just two clues as to how history repeats itself over and over. |
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