Texts

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

Conchubranus

Latin
prose
Irish hagiography

Author

ConchubranusConchubranus

Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.

Manuscripts

London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra A ii [s. xiiⁱⁿ]

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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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.

Sources

Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.

[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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