Texts

Vita sanctae Moninnae/Monennae ‘The life of St Monenna’

Conchubranus
  • Latin
  • prose
  • Irish hagiography
Author
ConchubranusConchubranus
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Language
  • Latin
Date
10/11th century
Form
prose (primary)
Textual relationships
Cf. Vita Darercae; cf. Anglo-Norman Life of St Modwenna

Classification

Irish hagiographyIrish hagiography
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Irish hagiographyIrish hagiography
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Subjects

Moninne [version by Conchubranus]
Moninne ... version by Conchubranus
(supp. fl. 6th/7th century?)
Female Irish saint whose hagiographer, Conchubranus, seems to have based her identity on that of Mo Ninne of Killevy, but transformed it to encompass a career in England, Scotland and Rome. Material relating to other saints may have played a part in this transformation.

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Sources

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[ed.] Ulster Society of Mediaeval Latin Studies [eds.], “The life of Saint Monenna by Conchubranus [part 1]”, Seanchas Ardmhacha 9:1 (1978–1979): 250–273.
[ed.] Ulster Society of Mediaeval Latin Studies [eds.], “The life of Saint Monenna by Conchubranus [part 2]”, Seanchas Ardmhacha 10:1–2 (1980–1982): 117–141, 426–454.
[ed.] Esposito, Mario [ed.], “Conchubrani Vita Sanctae Monennae”, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 28 C (1910): 202–238.
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Secondary sources (select)

Esposito, Mario, “The sources of Conchubranus' Life of St Monenna”, English Historical Review 35 (1920): 71–78.
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Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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February 2011, last updated: January 2024