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Acta sanctorum Hiberniae ‘Acts of the saints of Ireland’

John Colgan

Latin
prose
Hiberno-Latin texts, Irish religious texts

A collection of the acts of the Irish saints, written in Latin. It covers those saints whose feast-days were believed to fall in January, February and March.

Title

Acta sanctorum Hiberniae

‘Acts of the saints of Ireland’

The title of this work, Acta sanctorum veteris et maioris Scotiæ seu Hiberniæ, sanctorum insulæ (‘The acts of saints of the older and greater Scotia, or Ireland, island of saints’) is commonly abbreviated to Acta sanctorum Hiberniae.

Author

Colgan (John)

Colgan (John)

(d. 1658)

Irish Franciscan at St Anthony’s College, Louvain; scholar, theologian, editor and hagiographer.

Colgan continued work begun by Aodh Buidhe Mac an Bhaird (Hugh Ward).

Language

Latin

Date

1645 (date of publication)

Form

prose (primary)

Associated items

Guaire Aidne, Cumméne Fota and Caimín of Inis CeltraGuaire Aidne, Cumméne Fota and Caimín of Inis Celtra

Classification

Hiberno-Latin textsHiberno-Latin texts
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Irish religious textsIrish religious texts
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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.

Colgan, John, Acta sanctorum veteris et maioris Scotiæ seu Hiberniæ, sanctorum insulæ, Louvain: Everard De Witte, 1645.

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Original print

Colgan, John, Acta sanctorum veteris et maioris Scotiæ seu Hiberniæ, sanctorum insulæ, facsimile ed., Irish Manuscripts Commission, Reflex Facsimiles, 5, Dublin: Ordnance Survey, 1948.

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