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olga_1821

Saint Brendan the navigator

Dec 14, 2005 19:20

I have just finished reading the life of one of my favourite Irish Saints, Brendan the Navigator. In all existent texts about him (including Sellner's adaptation), the true account of his life is so closely interlaced with legends, that sometimes one can hardly discern them from one another. These legends, in spite of being beautiful and poetic, ( Read more... )

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olga_1821 December 14 2005, 19:05:39 UTC

Yes, post them, please! It is very interesting.
(And Anna will be very glad, too, to see new photos in her community!)

olga_1821 December 14 2005, 19:11:40 UTC

And another thing: if the photos are big, it is better to put them under an LJ cut. his is how you do it: type this
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nysea December 14 2005, 19:24:45 UTC

you know olga, i'm not knowledgable about religion. my family goes to church maybe twice a year... sometimes good friday and more often the half hour before easter. :)
i enjoy reading your journal. no one else i know writes about saints and religion half as much as you do. :)

olga_1821 December 14 2005, 19:42:33 UTC

I am glad you like it :)

ciryaher August 30 2006, 01:59:55 UTC

Hi! I hope you don't mind me stopping by to read your journal. But I had noticed your Celtic saints post and could not refuse reading your post about St. Brendan. He is my favorite saint, though not my patron. Since I am soon to be a sailor, he holds special importance to me, and I've always loved his story.

Secondly, I had no idea that J.R.R. Tolkien had wrote a poem about him! This is absolutely wonderful, because not only am I an admirer of St. Brendan, I am one of J.R.R. Tolkien's biggest fans (I'm even studying his Elven languages). Thank you so much for linking the poem and the photo of Cluain Ferta.

I must also mention that I've read through your journal and that your religious faith is very inspiring. Even though I'm a Roman Catholic, your ideas and posts throughout the various holidays are very moving, and you're a bit of an inspiration religious-wise. Despite what denomination, I think faith strikes a similar chord on the level of adoration. =) May I friend you?

olga_1821 August 30 2006, 07:45:55 UTC

Of course you may friend me, I am always glad to meet new friends - especially people like you, who share my interest for Irish culture and J.R.R. Tolkien :)
Can you actually speak an Elven language? Is is it difficult to learn?
Can you perhaps also speak Irish? I am now in the process of learning it this beautiful language...

It seems that Roman Catholics (especially the Irish) and Orthodox Catholics have quite a lot in common (such as adoration of Virgin Mary and Saints, communion, confession, etc), so we can relate in many ways :)

Good like with your sailorship! You are about to join the Navy, aren't you? It is one of the noblest kinds of service for a man - here is my honest opinion :) We also have some marine tradition in the family. My mother comes from a seafaring family: her father was a navy captain (commander of a warship), and her uncle (my grandmother's brother) served in the merchant marine.

ciryaher August 30 2006, 11:51:29 UTC

Wow, it sounds very much like you come from an honorable and proud naval family. With my family I'll be the first to join the navy (at least that I'm aware of); we've had army, Marine, and air force members, but no sailors so far ( ... )

ciryaher August 30 2006, 12:17:29 UTC

Also, since we are both fans of Tolkien, I thought it'd be nice to write your name out in Tengwar (in the English mode, if I'm correct).

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