FEB. 19:  THE CONVERSION OF BARBARIAN EUROPE

 

Warrior Societies:

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Monastic exile in an Irish landscape:  Skellig Michael

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The Confession of St. Patrick

 

The coming of Christianity:

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The Power of the Written Word:  The Book of Kells

 

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Matthew 28:

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Paganism and Christianity in conflict:  Thor's Hammer meets the Cross

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