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Culdees

The Culdees (Irish: Céilí Dé, lit. 'Spouses of God'; pronounced ) were members of ascetic Christian monastic and eremitical communities of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England in the Middle Ages. Appearing first in Ireland and then in Scotland, they were subsequently attached to cathedral or collegiate churches. Though they did not take monastic vows…

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related to Further reading · 46
Culdees → American Benedictine Review, Church, Community, Céli Dé, Céli Dé Rules, Célí Dé, Die Kirche, Donald, Dublin, Dunblane Cathedral, Early Middle Ages, Eighth-Century Ireland Based, Europa, Europe, Figgis, Follett, Friends, Frühmittelalter, Gwynn, Hermathena
related to "Culdee" in fiction · 40
Culdees → Anglican Church, Awdry, Bhaird's Tairngreacht, Byzantium, Caiseal MorIn Proinsias Mac, Cele De, Celtic Crusades, Church, Companion, Culdee, Culdee Fell Railway, CuldeeStephen Lawhead's, Céile Dé, Diocese, England Diocese, Gaelic, Geoffrey Moorhouse's, God, Iceland, In
related to Scotland · 35
Culdees → AD, Brude, Canons Regular, Columba's, Columban, Crínán, Culdee, Derile, Dunfermline Church, Dunkeld, Easter, Eastern Orthodox Church, Fife, In, In Scotland, Iona, Ireland, It, King Malcolm III, Kirkcaladinit
related to Bibliography · 30
Culdees → Ancient Culdees, Beveridge, British Islands, California, Cambridge University Press, CCC Publishing, Celtic Scotland, Chisholm, Dublin, Edinburgh, Elliot, Encyclopædia Britannica, Hamilton/Adams, Historical Account, History, Hugh, Jamieson, London, Makers, Olsen
related to Ireland · 24
Culdees → AD, Armagh, Blathmac, Clones, Clonmacnoise, Crimthainn, Croom, Culdean, Culdee, Devenish, Dísert, Fedelmid, Félire, He, In, Ireland, Irish, Maelruan, Martyrology, Munster
related to Origin · 19
Culdees → Archbishop Chrodegang, Celtic Christian Pelagian, Connor, Down, Dromore, Hector Boece, Iona, Ionan, Irish, James, Keledei, Latin, Maelruan, Metz, Reeves, Scotland, Some, William Reeves, Wylie
related to Protestant claims · 18
Culdees → Celtic, Celtic Christianity, Christian, Culdee, Europe, However, Ignorance, It, Keltic, Kelts, Protestant, Protestantism, Roman, Schaff, The, There, This, Thomas Campbell's Reullura
related to England · 10
Culdees → Culdee, England, English, Norman, Similar, St Peter's, The, These, When, York

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culdee church ireland scotland century st cathedral canons celtic monastic christian andrews dé lived armagh wales irish island regular early

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Pabbayinstance ofNumerous place names in Orkney are named of these same eremitic Gaelic monks0.80text
bogsinstance ofestablished isolated retreats in the wilderness0.80text
forestsinstance ofestablished isolated retreats in the wilderness0.80text
and small offshore islesinstance ofestablished isolated retreats in the wilderness0.80text
generally in locationsinstance ofestablished isolated retreats in the wilderness0.80text
places that held a significance going back to Druidic timesinstance ofestablished isolated retreats in the wilderness0.80text
later these sites became major Celtic Christian monasteriesinstance ofestablished isolated retreats in the wilderness0.80text
Culdeesrelated to "Culdee" in fictionIn The Railway Series0.60section
Culdeesrelated to "Culdee" in fictionRev0.60section
Culdeesrelated to "Culdee" in fictionAwdry0.60section
Culdeesrelated to "Culdee" in fictionCuldee Fell Railway0.60section
Culdeesrelated to "Culdee" in fictionOne0.60section

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