Celtic Sunrise by Diana Leatham

Celtic Sunrise; An Outline of Celtic Christianity by Diana Leatham

• Though they had a profound love of learning, the pre-Christian Celts never thought of writing. pg. 18
• Monasteries in the Celtic sense of the world meant groups of men of women--families--who were housed in viallages of squat little bee-hive cells, oeach occuped by oneor more monks or nuns." pg. 19
• pre-christian stones were upright structures used to mark graves or important places. St. Martin was one of the first to use these structures and have them incised with Chi-Rho (pg. 24)
• Two of finest are crosses at Nerran and Carew in Pembrokeshire. pg 25
• The date of Christmas was decided about the 4th century following the pagan feast of the sun's birthday (pg. 52)
• if traditional Gildas followed is based on fact Christianity reached Britain only 6 years after the cruxifiction!  pg. 54
• Monastic settlements in Wales 5th century. Among the earliest were Llanfeugan, by Irish disciples of St. Niniam and a school run by St. Brychan.  King Arthur in 5th century won 12 victories against the Picts and Scots, setting stage for the age of saints pg. 61
• St. David attended synod 560 at Brevi in Cardiganshire.  Became the ecclesiasstical head of all South Wales.  Holy, loving, kindness Soul friend, Confessor,
• St. Hya, one of earliest saints revered in Cornwall. St. Teath, St, Keyne
• St. Patrick, converted all of Ireland in 30 years; brought invention of writing, latin alphabet, law, folklore, learning, scriptures, theology and the classics.
• St. Brigid, founded Kildare 5th century. travelled as much as Patrick, supervising settlements. Befriended Conlaeth first bishop to live under an abbess. metalworker, chalices, patens, book rests, covers hand bells
• St. Brendan one of St. Finian's Twelve Apostles of Ireland; voyages to explore the ATlantic