Celtic Saints: Passionate Wanderers

About this book

Who were the Celtic saints of Britain? Why did them embark on long pilgrimages? Where were they going and what prompted them to make such journeys? Elizabeth Rees recreates the experiences of many of the well-known and lesser known Celtic missionaries saints monks nuns and martyrs pieced together through archaeological and literary evidence. Furnished with maps of sites mentioned in the text routes taken and drawings of artefacts and buildings.