early christian ireland (key words) Flashcards
abbess
head nun in convent
abbot
the head monk in monestry
ardagh chalice
large cup used for christian ceremonys
book of kells
illistrated copy of the 4 gospels
cell (beehive hut)
1 man hut monks sleep in
convent
series of buildings where nuns lived worked and preyed
diocese
area controlled by christian bishop
filigree
weaving silver and gold threads to make a pattern
high cross
stone cross in monestrys
longship
viking ship for rought seas and rivers
manuscript
a book written by hand
missionary
person who spreds christianity in foreign
place
oratory
a small church
pagan
early term used to reffer to christians who woreshiped many gods
monestry
series of buildings when monk lived worked and preyed
round tower
tower where monks hid from the vikings
scribe
monk who worked in a scriptorium making manuscripts