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Brendan, St
Brendan, St (?484–?577), of the monastery of Clonfert in Ireland, about whom grew up a tradition of legendary voyages as a Christianized version of the Old Irish genre imram, describing sea-adventures; other examples are ‘The Voyage of Bran’ and ‘The Voyage of Maeldune’ of which the latter too was Christianized. The Navigatio Sancti Brandani is one of the earliest substantial texts in Anglo-Norman, but there are earlier Latin versions, none from before the 10th cent. The legends of Brendan have been revived in popularity at various times, for example by M. Arnold. The most familiar stories are those of the meeting with Judas cooling himself on a rock on Christmas night, a privilege allowed him once a year; and of the landing on a whale, mistaking it for an island, and its being aroused by the lighting of a fire.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Brendan, St." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Brendan, St." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BrendanSt.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Brendan, St." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BrendanSt.html |
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Brendan, St
Brendan, St (484–577 or 583), also Brennain, Abbot of Confert. In his lifetime he was renowned as a navigator, and the anonymous Navigatio S. Brendani (probably 8th cent.) describes voyages made by Brendan and 12 monks to various mythical islands in search of an earthly paradise. The tradition that he founded the monastery of Cluain Fearta (Clonfert, in Co. Galway, Ireland) may well be true. Feast day, 14 May.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Brendan, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Brendan, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-BrendanSt.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Brendan, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-BrendanSt.html |
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Saint Brendan
Saint Brendan d. 577?, Irish abbot of Clonfert, Co. Galway. A popular medieval story told how he traveled westward to wonderful islands—an Irish version of a widespread legend. His feast is May 16. A perhaps different St. Brendan (d. 573) was a friend of St. Columba and founder of the monastery at Birr. The name is often written Brandon. |
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"Saint Brendan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Saint Brendan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Brendan.html "Saint Brendan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Brendan.html |
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Brendan, St
Brendan, St (c.486–c.575), Irish abbot. The legend of the ‘Navigation of St Brendan’ (c.1050), describing his voyage with a band of monks to a promised land (possibly Orkney or the Hebrides), was widely popular in the Middle Ages. His emblem is a whale, and his feast day is 16 May.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Brendan, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Brendan, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-BrendanSt.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Brendan, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-BrendanSt.html |
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Brendan, St
Brendan, St (c.486–c.575) Irish abbot. The legend of the ‘Navigation of St Brendan’ (c.1050), describing his voyage with a band of monks to a promised land (possibly Orkney or the Hebrides), was widely popular in the Middle Ages.
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"Brendan, St." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Brendan, St." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-BrendanSt.html "Brendan, St." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-BrendanSt.html |
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