1,200 YEAR OLD BOOK OF KELLS! DUBLIN, IRELAND HISTORY!

Turning the darkness into light. That was the goal of early Christianity and the dedicated monks who worked tirelessly to document the gospels of Jesus Christ. Today the Book of Kells is a symbol of national Irish pride and one of the countries most sacred historical objects. Recently we visited the historic Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland which is the permanent home of the Book of Kells and its incredible exhibit. In this video we will show you the sights of the exhibit while we tell you it’s story. The Book of Kells was written by Irish monks, most likely on the island of Iona, around the year 800 AD. The book is sometimes called the Book of Columba because it was originally thought to be written during the time of St. Columba and possibly even by his own hand. St. Columba was an Irish abbot and missionary who lived between the years 521 and 597, and he evangelized in Scotland. The Book of Kells contains summaries of the Gospels of Jesus Christ and is written in Latin. It is ornately decorated with figures of Celtic knots, designs, humans, animals and mythical creatures. Its beauty has caused it to be called, “the work of angels”. Contained in the book are 340 leaves or folios in Latin, which are left-side and right-side pages of an open book. It must be mentioned that there is some “errors” or differences in its gospels than the bible that we are used to. Pope Gregory the Great had said that the beautiful illustrations in writing such as these, contribute to “a...