The Celtic Literature Collective

Ecclesiastical Literature

Gallo-Roman Saints | British Saints | Irish Saints
Adamnan | Brigit |Columbcille | Columbanus | Patrick
Pelagius | Bishops of Gaul
Miscellaneous | Apocrypha


The Lives of Gallo-Roman Saints
Vita Sancti Martini Sulpitius Severus: The Life of St. Martin of Tours
Vita S. Eligius Dado, bishop of Rouen: Life of St. Eligius
  Gregory of Tours: Life of St. Gall
  Constantius of Lyons: Life of St. Germanus of Auxerre

The Lives of British Saints*
Buchedd Beuno The Life of St. Beuno
Vita Sancti Bernachii The Life of St. Brynach
Vita Sancti Cadoci The Life of St. Cadog
Vita I Sancti Carantoci The Life of St. Carannog Version One
Vita II Sancti Carantoci The Life of St. Carannog Version Two
Buchedd Collen The Life of St. Collen
Vita I Sancti Kebii The Life of St. Cybi Version One
Vita I Sancti Kebii The Life of St. Cybi Version Two
Buchedd Dewi Sant The Life of St. David (Welsh)
Vita Sancti David The Life of St. David (Welsh)
Vita Daniele The Life of St. Deiniol
  The Life of St. Dubricius
Vita Gildae auctore Caradoco Lancarbanensi The Life of St. Gildas (Caradoc)
Vita Gildae auctore Monacho Ruiensi The Life of St. Gildas (Ruys)
Vita Gurthierni The Life of St. Gurthiern
Vita sancta Gurthierni The Life of St. Gurthigiern
Vita S. Gundleii The Life of St. Gwynllyw
Vita Sancti Iltuti The Life of St. Illtud
Historia Monacellae< The History of St. Melangell
Vita S. Nectani necnon et Passio inuentio miracula Life of St. Nectan
Vita prima S. Neoti
  The Life of St. Oudoceus
Vita Sancti Paternus The Life of St. Padarn
Vita S. Pyrani
Vita S. Rumoni
  The Life of St. Samson of Dol
  The Life of St. Servanus
  The Life of St. Tatheus
  The Life of St. Teilo
  The Life of St. Wenefred
   

The Lives of the Breton Saints*
Vita S. Briocii
Vita S. Cunuali
Vita S. Euflami Life of St Efflam
Vita I S. Gildae
Legenda Sancti Goeznovii The Legend of St. Goeznovius (excerpt)
Vita S. Hamonis
Vita et miracula S. Lauri
Vita I S. Machutis (Malo)
Vita II S. Machutis (Malo)
Vita III S. Machutis (Malo)
Vita S. Maglorii
Vita S. Maudeti
Vita S. Meuenni
Vita S. Pauli Aureliani (auctore Uurmonocus) Life of St. Paul Aurelianus of Leon by Wrmonoc
Vita S. Petroci
Vita I S. Samsonis
Vita I S. Turiaui
Vita II S. Turiaui
Vita et translatio S. Uenaili (Cwenael)

The Lives of the Cornish Saints*
Bewnans Ke Drama of the Life St. Ke
Bewnans Meryasek Drama of the Life St. Meriadoc

The Lives of the Irish Saints

IRISH

ENGLISH

Betha Abáin The Life of St. Abban
Vita Sancti Aidui The Life of St. Aidus
Betha Bhairre ó Chorcaigh The Life of St. Barri
Betha Beraigh Life of St. Berag
Betha Brenainn Clúana Ferta The Life of St. Bren(d)an
Betha Brénnain The Life of St. Brendan
Nauigatio sancti Brendani abbatis The Voyage of St. Brendan
Da apstol decc na h-Erenn Variant Life of St. Brendan
Brigit: see below Brigit: see below
Betha Caoimhgin The Life of St. Kevin
Betha Caoimhgin do reir mar do sccribh manach fá deiscipal dó féin dárb ainm Solamh The Life of St. Kevin
Beatha Caoimhghin Glinne Da Lach The Life of St. Kevin
Betha Ciarain Clúana Mac Nois Life of St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise
Betha Sein-Chiarain Saoigre The Life of St. Ciaran Saoigre
Betha Ciarain Saighre The Life of St. Ciaran Saigre
Betha Cellach The Life of St. Cellach
Betha Cholmain Eala Life of St. Colman
Vita Columba/Columbcille: see below Life of St. Columba/Columbcille: see below
Vita Columbani:see below Life of St. Columbanus:see below
Betha Ciernan The Life of St. Kieran
Betha Colmáin maic Lúacháin Life of Colman son fo Luachan
Betha Cranatan Life of St. Cranatan
Betha Decclain Life of St. Declan of Ardmore
Betha Farannáin  
Betha Féchín Fabair  
Betha Fhindein Clúana h-Eraird  
Betha Finnchua Bri Gobunn  
Betha Fursa The Life of St. Fursa
Betha M' Áedócc Ferna  
Betha M' Oeog Fearrna  
Betha Meic Creiche Life of Mac Creiche
Betha Magnenn The Life of St. Magnenn
Betha Mo Chua Balla  
Betha Mo Chuda  
Indarba Mo Chuda a r-Raithin  
Mo Cuda: Do mhacuibh Ua Suanach  
Betha Mholasius The Life of St. Molasius
Genemain Mo Ling The Life of St. Moling
  An annecdote about St. Moling
  An annecdote about St. Moling
Saint Moling and the Leper  
Betha Naile The Life of St. Naile
Vita Patrici: see below Life of St. Patrick: see below
Betha Ruadhain Life of St. Ruadhan
Betha Shenain meic Geirrginn The Life of St. Senan
The Miracles of Senan The Miracles of Senan
Amra Senain The Eulogy for St. Senan

The Lives of the Scottish Saints
Vita Sancti Boethi
Vita Kentigerni The Life of St. Kentigern (Jocelyn)
Vita S. Kentigerni Imperfecta (auctore ignoto) Fragmentary Life of St. Kentigern
Vita Magni Life of St. Magnus
Life of St. Margaret
  The Life of St. Ninian (Scots)
Vita Niniani The Life of St. Ninian
Vita S. Servani Life of St. Servanus
Vitae S. Reguli recensio brevior  

Other Vitae
Buched Anna The Life of St. Anna
Buchedd Catrin The Life of St. Catherine
Buchedd Fargred The Life of St. Margaret
Buchedd Mair Wyry The Life of the Virgin Mary
Buchedd Mair Fadlen The Life of Mary Magdalen
Buchedd Mair The Life of Mary of Egypt
Buchedd Martha The Life of St. Martha
Buchedd Sant Martin The Life of St. Martin
Buched Meir a Llyma Vabinogi Iessu Grist The Life of Mary and the Mabinogi** of Jesus Christ
Buchedd Samson The Life of St. Samson

Authors
St. Adamnan
Vita Columbae The Life of Columbcille--Adamann
De Locis Sanctis Pilgrimage Of Arculfus to Palestine
Cain Adamnáin The Rule of Adamnán
Fis Adamnáin The Vision of Adamnán
   
Asser
De rebus gestis Aelfredi regis The Life of King Alfred
   
Augustinus Hibernicus
De mirabilibus sacrae scripturae On the Miracles of Sacred Scripture
   
St. Brigit
Ropadh maith lem The Heavenly Banquet of St. Bridget
Works about St. Brigit
Brigit bé bithmaith Ultan's Hymn
Nicar Brigit buadach bith Broccan's Hymn
<"http://www.ucd.ie/tlh/text/km.zcp.7.002.text.html">Cid maith áine is irnaigthe
Vita I Sanctae Brigide The First Life of St. Brigit
Vita II Sanctae Brigide - Cogitos Cogitosus' Life of St. Brigit
Vita III Sanctae Brigitae - Metrica (Donatus Scottus?)
Vita IV Sanctae Brigitae - Animoso/Animchado (Anmchad)
Vita V Sanctae Brigitae - Laurentio Dunelmensi
Vita VI Sanctae Brigitae - Coelan/Chilieno Monaco
Bipartita Vita Sanctae Brigitae - Anonymous
Vita Prima S. Brigitae: Triadis Thaumaturgae Vita
Bethu Brigte: Rawlinson B 512 The Shorter Life of St. Brigit
Betha Bhrighdi: Leabhar Breac version The Life of St. Brigit
Slán seiss, a Brigit co mbúaid Hail Brigit
   
St. Columba/Columbcille
Works about St. Columbcille
Amra Columb Cille The Eulogy for Columba
Betha Choluim Chille The Life of Columbcille, from the Leabhar Breac
Vita Columbae The Life of Columbcille--Adamann
  The Life of Columbcille--Cuimine the Fair
  Rule of St. Columba
  The First Dialogue Between Columbcille and Cormac
  The Second Dialogue Between Columbcille and Cormac
  Aed - The Death fo Columba
  Prayer of St. Adamnan
Poetry Ascribed to Columbcille
Altus Prosator Altus Prosator
In te Christi translation of preface
Nolie pater translation of preface
  Delightful Would It Be To Me To Be In Ulster
  That I might search the books all
A fir féil O Generous Man
A Maire mín, maithingen Invocation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Cainnech mo comarci
Cros Chríst tarsin n-gnúisse Christ's Cross
Fersaighecht an tempuil tall
Fil súil n-glas A Blue Eye Will Look Back
Is aire charaim Doire Derry
Is scíth mo chrob ón scríbinn My Hand is Weary of Writing
Robad mellach, a meic mo Dé An Exile's Dream
Tréide as dile lem fo-rácbus The Three Best-beloved Places
   
St. Columbanus
Vita Columbani The Life of St. Columban
Regula Monachorum Columbanus' Rules for Monks
Epistolae Columbani The Letters of Columbanus
Instructiorum Columbani The Sermons of Columbanus
  The Boat Song of St. Columbanus
   
St. Ia/Ita
Ísucán The Vision of St. Ita
   
St. Patrick
Works attributed to St. Patrick
Confessio The Confession of Patrick
Epistola S. Patricii ad Christianos Corotici Tyranni subditos A Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus
Faeth Fida The Lorica
Bennacht Dé for Mumain Patrick's Blessings on Munster
  The Evening Hymn
  St. Patrick's Creed
  St. Patrick's Rune
Works about St. Patrick
Hymnus Sancti Patricii, Episcopi Scotorum St. Secundus' Hymn on St. Patrick
<"http://www.ucd.ie/tlh/text/km.acl.3.009.text.html">Patraicc Macha martai Gaidil
Hymnum S. Fiechi Fiacc's Hymn on the Life of St. Patrick
Betha Phatraic The Irish Life of Patrick, from the Leabhar Breac
Bethu Phatraic The Tripart Life of Saint Patrick
Jocelyn: De vita S Patricii, Hiberniae Apostoli The Life and Acts of Patrick
   
Pelagius
De fide Trinitatis libri III  
Eclogarum ex divinis Scripturis liber primus  
  Letters
De Natura On Nature
  Defense Of The Freedom Of The Will
Commentarii in epistolas S. Pauli Expositions on Paul’s Epistle
  Epistle to Demetrias
  Confession of Faith
  Fragments from Augustine and Jerome
  Anathema
  Transcript From The Council of Diospolis (Lydda) Against Pelagius, 415AD

Works by the Bishops and Saints of Gaul
Eucherius of Lyons: On Contempt for the World
Eucherius of Lyons: Letter to Veranus

Irish Liber Hymnorum

Calendars/Martyrologies
Félire Húi Gormáin The Martyrology of Gormáin
Félire Oenguso The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee
Félire Tallaght The Martyrology of Tallaght
Kalendarium sanctorum Wallensium

Liturgy
The Stowe Missal
Antiphonarium Benchorense Antiphonary of Bangor

Penitentials
British
Excerpta quedam de Libro Dauidis Excerpt from the Book of St. Dewi
Praefatio de poenitentia Gildae adscripta Preface to the Penitential of St. Gildas the Wise
Sinodus Aquilonalis Britaniae Synod of Northern Britain
Sinodus Luci Uictorie  
   
Irish
Canones Adamnani  
Canonis de arreis recensio B  
Canonis de arreis recensio P  
De canibus sinodus sapientium  
De disputatione Hibernensis synodi  
De iectione eclesie graduum  
Paenitentiale Bigotianum  
Paenitentiale Cummiani  
Sinadus Hibernensis  
Synodus dicta secunda Patricii  
Synodus Episccaporum (dicta prima Patricii)  
Synadus sapientium de decimis  
Tres canones Hibernici e codice Cantabrigiensi  

Other Rules
Riagul Cormaic Maic Culendáin Rule of Cormac mac Cuillenáin
Cidh as dech do cleiriuch? Rule of Clerical Life
Saint Maelruain of Tallaght's Rule of the Celi De
<"http://www.ucd.ie/tlh/text/km.gj.5.12.001.text.html">Regula Mochuta Rathin
The Collection of the Tithe

Miscellaneous Works
Eulalie of Shaftesbury and the Rosary Eulalie of Shaftesbury and the Rosary
Carmina Gadelica Carmina Gadelica
Slán seiss, a Brigit co mbúaid: Hail Brigit
A Marbán, a díthrubaig The Hermit and the King
At St. Patrick's Puragory
Denaid cain domnaigh De dil Poem on the Observance of Sunday
Brath, ni ba beg a brisim Poem on the Day of Judgement

Apocrypha
Irish
Saltair na Rann Psalms in Quatrains (cantos 86-124)
Prose Saltair na Rann Prose Saltair na Rann
Da brón Flatha Nime (LL verison) The Two Sorrows of Heaven
Impu macán cóic bliadnae Irish Gospel of Thomas
Máire máthair in maic bic Poem on the Virgin Mary
Stair Nicoméid The Gospel of Nicodemus
Tenga Bithnua The Evernew Tongue
Epistolam Saluatoris Nostri The Epistle of Christ to Abgar
   
Welsh
Ystoria Adaf ac Eua The Life of Adam and Eve
Buched Meir a Llyma Vabinogi Iessu Grist The Life of Mary and the Mabinogi* of Jesus Christ (pseudo-Matthew)
Efengyl Nicodemus Gospel of Nicodemus
Yr Olew Bendigeid The Holy Oil
Buchedd Mair Wyry Life of the Virgin Mary
Ystoria Bilatus The History of Pontius Pilate
Ystoria Iudas The History of Judas Iscariot
Breudwyt Pawl Dream of St. Paul
Ymborth yr Enaid Food of the Soul

NOTES
* There is a lot of overlap between "British (Welsh)", "Breton", and "Cornish" saints. ** This use of mabinogi is unusual, and very late, probably owing to the loss of understanding the meaning of Mabinogi as a reference to Pryderi or Mabon.