A page of text from the Book of Armagh.

The Book of Armagh (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 52) is a 9th century Irish manuscript. It is also known as the Canon of Patrick and the Liber Ar(d)machanus. It contains some of the oldest surviving specimens of Gaelic. Download high resolution version (600x842, 184 KB)Page of text from the Book of Armagh. ... Download high resolution version (600x842, 184 KB)Page of text from the Book of Armagh. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath1),is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located2 near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region3. ... The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin or more commonly Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... ( 8th century - 9th century - 10th century - other centuries) Events Beowulf might have been written down in this century, though it could also have been in the 8th century Reign of Charlemagne, and concurrent (and controversially labeled) Carolingian Renaissance in western Europe Viking attacks on Europe begin Oseberg ship burial The... A manuscript (Latin manu scriptus, written by hand), strictly speaking, is any written document that is put down by hand, in contrast to being printed or reproduced some other way. ... Goidelic is one of two major divisions of modern-day Celtic languages (the other being Brythonic). ...

The manuscript was thought to have belonged to St. Patrick and, at least in part, to be a product of his hand. Research has determined that at least part, if not all, of the manuscript was the work of scribe named Ferdomnach of Armagh (died 845 or 846). Ferdomnach wrote the first part of the book in 807 or 808. Statue of Saint Patrick Saint Patrick (died March 17, 462, 492, or 493), is the patron saint of Ireland. ... Events March 28 - Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collect a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. ... Events The Moors temporarily recapture León. ... Events After the death of Cuthred, king Coenwulf of Mercia takes control over Kent himself. ... This article is for the year 808. ...

There are 221 folios of vellum. It measures 7.75 inches by 5.75 inches. The text is written in two columns in a fine pointed insular minuscule. The manuscript contains four miniatures, one each of the four Evangelist's symbols. Some of the letters have been colored red, yellow, green, or black. The manuscript is associated with a tooled-leather satchel, believed to be of great antiquity. Vellum (Latin for the animals wool hair) has two meanings: A sort of parchment, a material for the pages of a book or codex, usually made from calf skin. ... The beginning of the Gospel of Mark from the Book of Durrow. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ...

The manuscript contains important early texts relating to St. Patrick. These include two Lives of St. Patrick, one by Muirchu Maccu Machteni and one by Tirechan. Both texts were originally written in the 7th century. The manuscript also includes other miscellaneous works about St. Patrick including the Liber Angueli (or the Book of the Angel), in which St. Patrick is given the primatial rights of Armagh by an angel. Some of these texts are in Gaelic and are the earliest surviving continuous prose narratives in that language. The only Gaelic language texts of greater age are some fragmentary glosses found in manuscripts on the continent. (6th century - 7th century - 8th century - other centuries) Events Islam starts in Arabia, the Quran is written, and Arabs subjugate Syria, Iraq, Persia, Egypt, North Africa and Central Asia to Islam. ... Armagh is a city in Northern Ireland, the capital of County Armagh. ... angels are evil creatures they lie to you they have been feeding you dysinformation for thousands of years they hate you and this planet earth how dare you sanctify there name and species you christians lucifer has spoken The Annunciation - the Angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will bear...

The manuscript also includes significant portions of the New Testament including the Epistles of St. Paul, the Epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude, the Book of Revelations, and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, John, and Luke. There is also prefatory matter including prefaces to Paul's Epistles (most of which are by Pelagius), the Canon Tables of Eusebius, and St. Jerome's letter to Damasus. The manuscript closes with the "Life of St. Martin of Tours", by Sulpicius Severus. The New Testament texts are based on the Vulgate, but with variations characteristic of insular texts. The New Testament, sometimes called the Greek Testament or Greek Scriptures is the name given to the part of the Christian Bible that was written after the birth of Jesus. ... A 19th-century picture of Paul of Tarsus Paul of Tarsus (originally Saul of Tarsus) or Saint Paul the Apostle (c. ... The Epistle of James is a book of the New Testament, best known for its teaching that faith without works is dead (James 2:26 KJV). ... Saint Peter, portrayed by Peter Paul Rubens in a papal chasuble and pallium holding keys, was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. ... St John the Evangelist, imagined by Jacopo Pontormo, ca 1525 (Santa Felicità, Florence) John the Evangelist (? - c. ... The brief Epistle of Jude is a book in the Christian New Testament canon. ... The Revelation of St. ... The Gospel of Matthew is one of the four Gospels of the New Testament. ... The Gospel of Mark is the second in the familiar sequence of the New Testament Gospels, as they were established by Jerome and appear in many but not all early manuscripts of complete gospels, and as they are commonly printed. ... The Gospel of John is the fourth gospel in the sequence of the canon as printed in the New Testament, and scholars agree it was the fourth to be written. ... The Gospel of Luke is the third of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament, which tell the story of Jesus life, death, and resurrection. ... For other people called Pelagius, see Pelagius (disambiguation) Pelagius was a British monk who lived from approximately 360 to 435 [1]. Background A preacher, Pelagius visited Rome, and became concerned about the moral laxity of society he saw there. ... Eusebius is the name of several significant historical people: Pope Eusebius - Pope in AD 309 - 310. ... For other uses see: Jerome (disambiguation) Jerome (about 340 - September 30, 420), (full name Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) is best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. ... Damasus I ( 305-383) was pope from 366 to 383. ... Statue of Saint Martin cutting his cloak in two. ... Saint Sulpicius Severus (born around 360, died between 420 and 425), wrote the earliest biography of Saint Martin of Tours. ... The Vulgate Bible is an early 5th century translation of the Bible into Latin made by St. ...

The people of medieval Ireland placed a great value on this manuscript. It was one of the symbols of the office for the Archbishop of Armagh. The custodianship of the book was an important office that eventually became hereditary in the MacMoyre family. It remained in the hand of the MacMoyre family until the late 17th century. By 1707 it was in the possession of the Brownlow family of Lurgan. It remained in the Brownlow family until 1853 when it was sold to the an Irish antiquary, Dr. Reeves. In 1853, Reeves sold it to the Anglican Primate of Ireland, who presented it to Trinity College. In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop heading a diocese of particular importance due to either its size, history, or both, called an archdiocese. ...