A new exhibition in Dublin showcases historic manuscripts written in Irish monasteries. The show also features medieval ...

Celtic monasticism, which flourished in Ireland in the fifth, sixth, and seventh century, resembled Egyptian monasticism in its rigour and mysticism: Even the Celtic cross with a circle at the ...

The Celtic monasteries, in contrast, were organized to save other people’s souls. So Patrick’s monasteries shared with all monasteries the function of being a place of withdrawal, but they were unique ...

New on video from Irish Visions & Sounds is “A Guide to Celtic Monasteries” ($29.95 plus $3.95, shipping and handling; 800-474-7480), which examines nearly every aspect of the daily lives of ...

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The story of how an influential figure from the Irish and Celtic monastic tradition found himself in permanent exile in a remote Scottish isle is worthy of a “Name of the Rose” plotline.

Irish monastery's ad with nude biblical artwork banned by Facebook An ad for Glenstal Abbey's new book was banned by Facebook after it including a painting of a nude man by one of the Abbey's ...

Archaeologists believe they have found the site of a 12th Century monastery near Downpatrick, County Down, that was destroyed in 1177 by the Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy. The Cistercian ...

The legend is that the monastery was founded by St. Finnian of Clonard, one of the fathers of Irish monasticism, although there is no evidence of this.

On March 21, four days after the feast day of Ireland's patron Saint Patrick, the Catholic Church honors Saint Enda of Aran, a warrior-turned-monk considered to be one of the founders of Irish ...

The monastery, as you mentioned, it's from the fourth century, and the history is just incredible. They have so many culinary traditions that they're still adhering to that they have for centuries, ...