Saint Brendan's Epic Voyage
Overview
Saint Brendan, a Celtic monk, is sometimes credited as the first European to reach the new world. If the accounts of his travels are accurate, his journey t...
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St. Brendan
484-577
Irish Missionary
Saint Brendan. (The Granger Collection, Ltd. Reproduced with permission.)
One of the most puzzling figures from the history of medieval exploration was the ...
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Saint Brendan
Born c. 484, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland Died c. 577
During the fifth century Christianity blossomed in Ireland. Until that time it was largely a pagan country, but through the missi...
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St. Brendan the Navigator (c. 486- c. 578), also known as St. Brendan of Clonfert, is perhaps best known as the subject of the fictionalized romance Navigato Sancti Brendani (Brendan's Voyage), which ...
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Saint Brendan's Epic Voyage
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