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Title: St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh

Author: H. J. Lawlor

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Language: English

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Transcriber's Note:

In the genealogical tree in Additional Note B, and a few other
locations in the text, dagger symbols have been replaced with +.

A character following a caret sign (^) is superscripted.

Translations of Christian Literature. Series V
Lives of the Celtic Saints

S^T BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX'S
LIFE OF S^T MALACHY OF ARMAGH

by

H. J. LAWLOR, D.D., LITT.D.

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

The Macmillan Company.
London
New York
1920

Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, Brunswick St.,
Stamford St., S.E. 1, and Bungay, Suffolk.

CONTENTS

PAGE

PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES REFERRED TO vii

NAMES OF IRISH PERSONS AND PLACES x

INTRODUCTION xii

LIFE OF ST. MALACHY 1

LETTERS OF ST. BERNARD 131

SERMONS OF ST. BERNARD ON THE PASSING OF
MALACHY 141

ADDITIONAL NOTES:--

A.--ST. BERNARD'S DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE
OF THE IRISH CHURCH 161

B.--THE HEREDITARY SUCCESSION OF THE COARBS
OF PATRICK 164

C.--MALACHY'S CONTEST WITH NIALL 167

APPENDIX 171

INDEX 172

PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES REFERRED TO

A. T.C.D. MS. F. 4, 6, containing the _Vita S. Malachiae_ and a portion
of _Sermo_