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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1780 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

601–700

The Seventh Century

2 works

c. 679–688

Latin

On the Holy Places

De Locis Sanctis

Adomnán of Iona · c. 624–704

A description of Jerusalem, Palestine, and Egypt taken down from a Frankish bishop shipwrecked on Iona, complete with sketch plans of churches.

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c. 697–700

Latin

The Life of Columba

Adomnán of Iona · c. 624–704

The founder of Iona in three books of prophecies, miracles, and angelic visions, written by his ninth successor from the community's own memories.

Celtic · BiographyRead elsewhere