Stephanus Eddius (Books)

Stephanus Eddius Books

Stephen of Ripon authored the eighth-century hagiographic text Vita Sancti Wilfrithi. His writings primarily focus on the lives of saints, with his main work detailing the life of Wilfrid of York. Stephen's prose is valued for its contribution to understanding the religious and historical context of the early medieval period. His literary legacy lies in his meticulous recording of the lives of significant religious figures.

Lives of the saints

208 pages
8 hours of reading

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This volume contains "The Voyage of St Brendan", Bede's "Life of Cuthbert", and Eddius's Life of Wilfred. They are all set in the sixth and seventh centuries - a period which witnessed the clash between Roman episcopal orthodoxy and the democratic monasticism that was spreading over Ireland and Northern England. Brendan's whimsical travelogue shows us Celtic monasticism before it was challenged; Bede describes its canalization into missionary activity by Cuthbert at Lindisfarne; and Eddius tells of Wilfred's enforcement of decisions made by the Synod of Whitby. The individual character of each of these three classics of the early church is clearly preserved in J.F. Webb's translation. -----from the back cover.