But even more extraordinary is the contents of the manuscript’s vellum pages, which may have dire repercussions for the Catholic Church and could very well rewrite the origins of Christianity. Hidden within the sacred box is the most beautiful illuminated manuscript Alex has ever seen. Modern day: Alexandra Patterson, an appraiser of medieval relics, has been summoned to Kildare to examine a reliquary box believed to belong to Saint Brigid. When Brigid assigns Decius a holy task-to create the most important and sacred manuscript ever made-he finds himself at odds with his original mission and faces the most difficult decision of his life. Hearing accounts of Brigid’s power, the Church deems her a threat and sends Decius, a Roman priest and scribe, on a secret mission to collect proof of Brigid’s heresy.Īs Decius records the unorthodox practices of Brigid and her abbey, he becomes intrigued by her. Brigid of Kildare by Heather Terrell (2010), about the unconventional. Followers flock to her Kildare abbey and scriptorium. A review of the historical mystery Saint Brigids Bones by Philip Freeman. Rich in historical detail, Heather Terrell's mesmerizing novel Brigid of Kildare is the story of the revolutionary Saint Brigid and the discovery of the oldest illuminated manuscript in the annals of the Church, a manuscript that contains an astonishing secret history. Rich in historical detail, Heather Terrell’s mesmerizing novel Brigid of Kildare is the story of the revolutionary Saint Brigid and the discovery of the oldest illuminated manuscript in the annals of the Church, a manuscript that contains an astonishing secret history.įifth-century Ireland: Brigid is Ireland’s first and only female priest and bishop. /rebates/2fBrigid-of-Kildare-Heather-Terrell2fbook2f11787650&. Brigid of Kildare by Heather Terrell - book cover, description.
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