The Ancient Church and Parish of Abernethy: An Historical StudyW. Blackwood and Sons, 1897 - 524 páginas |
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... regarded as one of the healthy signs of the latter part of the nineteenth century . Historical interest is always fascinating in itself and fraught with practical good ; it is not only specu- lative but essentially beneficial in its ...
... regarded as one of the healthy signs of the latter part of the nineteenth century . Historical interest is always fascinating in itself and fraught with practical good ; it is not only specu- lative but essentially beneficial in its ...
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... regarded as belonging to the Pagan Period . We see in them the desire to make things not only useful , but beautiful , and about the makers of them we can at least say , that they were more than savages . While we get to know the ...
... regarded as belonging to the Pagan Period . We see in them the desire to make things not only useful , but beautiful , and about the makers of them we can at least say , that they were more than savages . While we get to know the ...
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... the Orcades , which they regarded as the mysterious Thule . After their long voyage they returned to 1 See Skene's Celtic Scotland , vol . i . p . 45 . the Forth and joined the army there ; and altogether 22 Church and Parish of Abernethy .
... the Orcades , which they regarded as the mysterious Thule . After their long voyage they returned to 1 See Skene's Celtic Scotland , vol . i . p . 45 . the Forth and joined the army there ; and altogether 22 Church and Parish of Abernethy .
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... regarded as legendary , there is also a substratum of historical truth : - 1 Scottish Land - Names , by Sir Herbert Maxwell , Bart . , p . 36 . ་ The two greatest tribes among the Britons are the 36 Church and Parish of Abernethy .
... regarded as legendary , there is also a substratum of historical truth : - 1 Scottish Land - Names , by Sir Herbert Maxwell , Bart . , p . 36 . ་ The two greatest tribes among the Britons are the 36 Church and Parish of Abernethy .
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... regarded by them with great veneration and respect . The genesis of the word Pict is somewhat interesting . It may have arisen from the fact that the people so - called painted their skins , and the Picts evidently had retained that ...
... regarded by them with great veneration and respect . The genesis of the word Pict is somewhat interesting . It may have arisen from the fact that the people so - called painted their skins , and the Picts evidently had retained that ...
Termos e frases comuns
Abbey abbot ancient appointed Arbroath Archibald Assembly Balvaird barony belonging Bishop brethren called Canons Castle Celtic Church Celtic Scotland Celts century charter Christ Christian church of Abernethy Church of Scotland Clan Macduff clergy congregation connection Covenant cross Culdees Culfargie daughter David divine Douglas Peerage Dr Skene Dunkeld Earl of Angus Earl of Fife early ecclesiastical Edinburgh Erskine estates evidently father favour Fife Frasers of Philorth Glasgow heirs heritors Ibid influence interesting Iona Ireland Irish James John king kingdom Kirk lands lordship Macduff Margaret marquis Master of Angus monastery monastic monks Mugdrum Nectan nethy ordained pagan parish church Parliament period Perth Pictish Chronicle Picts possessed prayer preaching presbytery present probably protest Reformation regarded religion religious Roman round tower saint says Scots Scottish sculptured stones Seceders Secession seems Southern Picts St Andrews St Columba synod tion tribe William worship
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