Looking at the Acta Sanctorum – Life of St Cuthbert TAGS: church history | Funk | Latin | medieval | New College Library | online | rare books | saints | seventeenth-century | University of Edinburgh We welcomed University of Edinburgh MSc Medieval History students today for a tour of New College Library and the chance to see one of the texts they were studying, the …Continue reading →

Early printed works of St Anselm on display at New College Library TAGS: church history | Funk | Incunabula | Latin | medieval | New College Library | rare books | saints | Theology & Ethics New on display in the Funk Reading Room is the Works of St Anselm,  Opuscula beati Anselmi archiepiscopi Ca[n]tuarie[n]sis ordinis Sancti Benedicti, printed in 1497. April 21 is the Feast …Continue reading →

Scotland’s last saint : St John Ogilvie TAGS: Catholic | New College Library | Reformation | saints | Scotland | seventeenth-century The 10th of  March is celebrated as the feast day of St John Ogilvie in the Roman Catholic Church. The only post-Reformation saint from Scotland.  John Ogilvie (1578/9–1615) was born …Continue reading →

The saint, the saltire and a Scottish legend TAGS: Bible | Biblical Studies | Funk | New College Library | Psalms | saints | Scotland | seventeenth-century | University of Edinburgh Today, November 30, is Saint Andrew’s day,  also celebrated as Scotland’s national day. The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (available online to University of Edinburgh users)  notes that the cult of St …Continue reading →

Psalms for St Cecilia’s Day TAGS: eighteenth-century | Funk | Hymnology | music | New College Library | Psalms | rare books | saints | Scotland The feast of St Cecilia’s Day is traditionally celebrated on November 22nd.  A 3rd century martyr, St Cecilia is known as the patron saint of musicians. Her legend relates that, as …Continue reading →

Acta Sanctorum now available online to University of Edinburgh TAGS: Acta Sanctorum | church history | Divinity | online | research | saints | Special Collections | University of Edinburgh The online Acta Sanctorum, published by ProQuest Databases, is now available to University of Edinburgh users. It is an electronic version of the complete printed text of Acta Sanctorum,which examines …Continue reading →

Treasures of New College Library : the Acta Sanctorum TAGS: Acta Sanctorum | cardinal hume | Divinity | New College Library | online | rare books | research | saints | scholars | Special Collections | University of Edinburgh Down in the depths of New College Library’s Stack III, one of the first rows of shelves that faces you when you enter contains the Acta Sanctorum. This huge Latin work …Continue reading →