Christianity Influence And Irish Culture And Society Flashcards
What is christianity
Christianity is a religion based on Jesus Christ and the belief taht he is the son of god
What’s a pagan
A pagan is a worshipper of many gods and of nature
What were the priests called
The priests are called druids
What’s a tuatha
A tuatha are kingdoms divided into about 150 kingdoms
What were the chieftains or clan leaders called
The were called rí
What is the COFESSIOn
The confession is an account of St Patrick’s life and his reasons to preach Christianity
What’s a monastery
A monastery is a place where people would devour their lives to god
What are hermits
Hermits are people who would move away live alone to devote their live to god
What’s celibate
Celibate is just being single
What’s a round tower
A round tower was used as a bell tower
What’s the scriptorium
Scriptorium is were manuscripts were copied
What’s the refectory
The refectory is were monks had their meals
What were the tinh houses called
The houses were called beehive huts
More about scriptorium
The people who worked in the scriptorium are called scribes
What did scribes write on?
Scribes wrote on vellum(calf skin or on parchment (sheep skin)
