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The Church Fathers · c. 679–688
On the Holy Places
De Locis Sanctis
Adomnán of Iona · c. 624–704
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What it is
A description of Jerusalem, Palestine, and Egypt taken down from a Frankish bishop shipwrecked on Iona, complete with sketch plans of churches.
Why it lasted
A description of the holy places under early Muslim rule, recorded on an island off the Scottish coast.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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