Christianity in Christianity in Celtic IrelandCeltic Ireland

Saint PatrickSaint Patrick

What did he bring to Ireland?What did he bring to Ireland?

How did Christianity influence Irish How did Christianity influence Irish Society?Society?

What happened to the power of the What happened to the power of the Druids?Druids?

St Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland.St Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland. Society gradually began to change.Society gradually began to change. Soon the power of the druids ended and Soon the power of the druids ended and

Christian priests and Bishops began to Christian priests and Bishops began to replace themreplace them

Early Christian Early Christian MonasteriesMonasteries

Monastery: a place where people who Monastery: a place where people who had devoted their life to God lived.had devoted their life to God lived.

Monks (men) lived in monasteries and Monks (men) lived in monasteries and nuns (women) lived in convents.nuns (women) lived in convents.

Where were Where were monasteries built?monasteries built?

In remote places where the monks could In remote places where the monks could pray without distractionpray without distraction

Sometimes they were in quiet parts of Sometimes they were in quiet parts of the countrythe country

Other times they were very far away from Other times they were very far away from everyone, on islands off the coasteveryone, on islands off the coast

What was in a What was in a monastery?monastery?

Stone Round towerStone Round tower Wooden buildingsWooden buildings Stone churchStone church Scriptorium where Scriptorium where

manuscripts were manuscripts were copiedcopied

Reflectory where Reflectory where monks had their monks had their mealsmeals

Clonmacnoise Clonmacnoise MonasteryMonastery

Founded by St Founded by St Ciaran in 545AD.Ciaran in 545AD.

Built beside the river Built beside the river Shannon for Shannon for transportation transportation means.means.

ClonmacnoiseClonmacnoise

Monasteries on islandsMonasteries on islands

Sceilig Mhichil

Sceilig MichilSceilig Michil

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