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Armagh, Book of
Armagh, Book of, a copy of the New Testament made for Abbot Torbach (d. 808) of Armagh in 807 by the master‐scribe Ferdomnach (d. 846) and two assistants. Its small format suggests that it was originally intended for the abbot's personal use, but in the course of time it came to be regarded as one of the insignia of the coarb of St Patrick. As such it was used to record the offering made to Armagh by Brian Bóruma in 1002. Until the late 17th century it was kept as a relic by its hereditary stewards before passing into private hands and eventually into the library of Trinity College, Dublin. What has given this biblical manuscript its special interest for historians is that it also contains at the front a collection of 7th‐century texts about St Patrick and at the back a copy of the 4th‐century Life of St Martin of Tours. The Lives of St Patrick thus collected have sometimes been treated as though they were associated with the later reliquary status of the book.
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"Armagh, Book of." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Armagh, Book of." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-ArmaghBookof.html "Armagh, Book of." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-ArmaghBookof.html |
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Armagh, Book of
Armagh, Book of. A 9th cent. vellum codex now in Trinity College, Dublin. It contains a collection of documents relating to St Patrick, a complete non-Vulgate Latin NT, and a copy of the Life of St Martin of Tours by Sulpicius Severus. Written in 807–8, it was treated as a relic of St Patrick and used for the swearing of oaths.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Armagh, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Armagh, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ArmaghBookof.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Armagh, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ArmaghBookof.html |
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