Subjects

Lives of the Saints

in The Copy Book

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109

Passover to Pentecost

St Bede explains how the Exodus and the Ten Commandments are related to Easter and Whitsuntide.

110

Lost Innocence

In the fourth century, Britain’s Christians acquired a taste for watering down the mystery of their message.

111

The Last Commandment

Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf imagines the farewell between Jesus and his Apostles, forty days after his resurrection.

112

Bede and the Paschal Controversy

The earliest Christians longed to celebrate the resurrection together at Passover, but that was not as easy as it sounds.

113

St Bega

An Irish princess fled to Cumbria to escape the Vikings, clutching her precious silver bracelet.

114

Crayke Abbey

The long-lost monastery at Crayke in North Yorkshire was home to two saints with different but equally valuable gifts.