Tonight's Topic: Happy St Kevin's Day
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Born in 498 AD and baptized as Kevin or Coemgen, he studied for the priesthood, and after his ordination, Kevin moved to remote Glendalough.
There he lived as a hermit for seven years -- during which time he devoted himself to prayer and developed a deep respect for animals and nature.
In fact, he is considered to be the Patron Saint of animals, most notably blackbirds.
He soon attracted disciples and founded a monastery that flourished for six centuries, while Glendalough gradually becoming a major spiritual center in Ireland.
On June 3, 612 AD, Kevin died of natural causes and twelve centuries later, he was canonized in 1903.
Accordingly, we offer for your approval tonight, 3 questions about St. Kevin and Glendalough.
Please choose your answers from any of the 3 (reuseable) answers of "A", "B", or "C" (if applicable!) for each of the following question.
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Question #1: St. Cronan baptized him with the name "Kevin". What does this name mean?
A. "Compassionate Child", or
B. "Fair-begotten", or
C. "He who dances with wolves".
Kevin
was born of Irish royalty, in Cornwall. He was baptized as Kevin or Coemgen,
which means the "Fair-begotten" by Saint Cronan.
[SOURCE: Saint Kevin (also known as as Saint Coemgen)]
[SOURCE: Saint Kevin (also known as as Saint Coemgen)]
A. "Land of Hives and Honey", or
B. "Valley of Two Lakes", or
C. "Home of Glinda, the Good Witch".
Glendalough (/ˌɡlɛndəˈlɒx/; Irish: Gleann Dá Loch, meaning "Valley of two lakes") is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland.
[SOURCE: wikivoyage.org: Glendalough]
[SOURCE: wikivoyage.org: Glendalough]
Glendalough which translated to English means “The Valley of the two lakes”
is an ancient glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Question
#3: While a hermit, he lived in a
location that is known today as
"St. Kevin's Bed".
What is it?A. A small bee-hive hut (only a circle of base stones remain today), or
B. A Bronze Age tomb (cave) about 30 feet above one of the local lakes, or
C. A stone fort known in Gaelic as a "caiseal".
"caiseal"
After his ordination he settled as a hermit in the scenic Valley of the
Two Lakes by the Upper Lake, led there by an angel.
This is probably at a place now marked by a cave called "Saint Kevin's Bed," which was formerly a Bronze Age tomb that he reused, and the Teampull na Skelling (the rock church).
[SOURCE: Saint Kevin (also known as as Saint Coemgen)]
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St. Kevin's Bed
St. Kevin's Bed is a small cave in the cliff to the east of Temple ne Skellig. The entrance is about 8 metres above the lake. The cave runs back 2 metres into the cliff and was reputedly a retreat for St. Kevin and later for St. Laurence O'Toole.
[SOURCE: Wicklow Mountains National Park]
This is probably at a place now marked by a cave called "Saint Kevin's Bed," which was formerly a Bronze Age tomb that he reused, and the Teampull na Skelling (the rock church).
[SOURCE: Saint Kevin (also known as as Saint Coemgen)]
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St. Kevin's Bed
St. Kevin's Bed is a small cave in the cliff to the east of Temple ne Skellig. The entrance is about 8 metres above the lake. The cave runs back 2 metres into the cliff and was reputedly a retreat for St. Kevin and later for St. Laurence O'Toole.
[SOURCE: Wicklow Mountains National Park]
++ QUOTES OF THE DAY ++ -- Legends about St. Kevin's Communicating with Animals:
Fed
his Monks with fish brought to him by an Otter.
A Blackbird layed an egg in his hand during Prayer. He stayed in prayer until the egg hatched.
One Cow that spent most of her time near him would produce 50 times more milk than any other cow
[Source: St. Kevin (Patron of Animals)]
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A Blackbird layed an egg in his hand during Prayer. He stayed in prayer until the egg hatched.
One Cow that spent most of her time near him would produce 50 times more milk than any other cow
[Source: St. Kevin (Patron of Animals)]
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Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
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