Saint Kevin of Glendalough:
Hermit, Abbot, and Miracle Worker
Christopher J. Pelicano (Illustrator)
ISBN 9781621646099
eISBN 9781642292619
I am always excited when I see a new title is releasing in the Vision Book Series, now from Ignatius Press. This was the second I have read by Father Kevin, and I hope he will write many more!
I love the Vision Books for Young Readers, and I have a personal devotion to many of the Irish saints. I was eagerly anticipating this book, since I first encountered news of it on social media.
The description of this book states:
“In sixth-century Ireland, the memory of the great missionary Saint Patrick was strong, but so was the influence of the old pagan religion. There was still much work to be done to spread the Christian faith.
This book tells the story of one of the greatest saints of the Emerald Isle after Patrick, Saint Kevin, whose monastery at Glendalough was a beacon of light for eight hundred years. Saint Kevin worked miracles, communed with animals, and inspired thousands to leave everything to follow Christ. His love of God and neighbor helped root the Christian faith deep into the hearts of the Irish people.
Author Kevin McKenzie spent seven years researching the life of Saint Kevin, visiting the places where he lived and translating the thousand-year-old Latin biography of the saint into English. Using his research and travels, McKenzie has produced a lively portrait of Saint Kevin that will inspire and delight readers ages nine and up.”
The chapters and sections in this book are:
1. On the Hurling Field
2. Kingless
3. A Visitor In The Night
4. The Shepherd
5. The Monastery of Kilnamanagh
6. Glendalough
7. Back at Kilnamanagh
8. Gavin the Hermit
9. The Isle of Inisheer
10. Glendalough for Good
11. The Blackbird
12. Unlikely Visitors
13. To Rome and Back
14. Uisneach Hill
15. One Hundred Twenty Summers
Author's Note
A Walk through Glendalough
This was an excellent read. I had not encountered the story of Saint Kevin even having read several volumes about Irish saints. So this story was completely new to me. It is a stunning read. It reads much like an adventure novel, but it is the life of an amazing saint. So many amazing events in his life, and most importantly his pilgrimage to Rome on foot to gain a special indulgence for the Irish people. This story is wonderfully written. I could not put the book down.
I love this book and series! My two youngest both teenagers enjoy the Vision Books, I am in my fifties and I love them, those Ignatius brought back in print, the new expansions of the series, and the originals I can lay my hands on that Ignatius has not licensed. This is a wonderful book in an excellent series. They would be great additions to any home, school, or church library. An excellent book I can easily recommend this volume on Saint Kevin!
Note: This book is part of a series of reviews: 2024 Catholic Reading Plan!
Books in the Vision Books Saints Biographies:
Bernadette, Our Lady's Little Servant
The Cure of Ars
Edmund Campion
Florence Nightingale's Nuns
Fr. Marquette and the Great Rivers
Francis and Clare, Saints of Assisi
Kateri Tekakwitha
Mother Cabrini, Missionary to the World
Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity
Saint Anthony and the Christ Child
Saint Catherine Laboure and the Miraculous Medal
Saint Dominic and the Rosary
Saint Elizabeth's Three Crowns
Saint Francis of the Seven Seas
Saint Helena and the True Cross
Saint Ignatius and the Company of Jesus
Saint Isaac and the Indians
Saint John Bosco
Saint Katherine Drexel
Saint Louis and the Last Crusade
Saint Philip of the Joyous Heart
Saint Therese and the Roses
Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Preaching Beggars
Saint Thomas More of London
Vincent De Paul: Saint of Charity
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Out of Print books in the Series:
Catholic Campuses, Stories of American Catholic Colleges
Champions in Sports and Spirit
Children Welcome: Villages for Boys and Girls
Christmas and the Saints
Columbus and the New World
Dear Philippine: Mission of Mother Duchesne
Edel Quinn: Beneath the Southern Cross
Frances Warde and the First Sisters of Mercy
Good Pope John b
Governor Al Smith
In American Vineyards, Religious Orders in the United States
Irish Saints
John Carroll Bishop and Patriot
John Neumann, The Children's Bishop
Kit Carson of the Old West
Lydia Longley, the First American Nun
Marguerite Bourgeoys, Pioneer Teacher
Martin de Porres, Saint of the New World
Modern Crusaders
More Champions in Sports and Spirit
Mother Barat's Vineyard
My Eskimos: A Priest in the Artic
Peter and Paul: The Rock and the Sword
Peter Claver, Saint Among Slaves
Pope Pius XII, the World's Shepherd
Rose Hawthorne: The Pilgramage of Nathaniel's Daughter
Saints of the Byzantine World
Sarah Peter: The Dream and the Harvest
St. Augustine and His Search for Faith
St. Francis de Sales
St. Gregory the Great, Consul of God
St. Jerome and the Bible
St. Margaret Mary, Apostle of the Sacred Heart
The Bible Story, The Promised Lord and His Coming
The Cross in the West
The Ursulines, Nuns of Adventure
When Saints Were Young
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