Celtic Saints by Laurence Wareing

They may be coated in layers of myth, but dig deep enough and the pioneering leaders of Celtic Christianity are reassuringly human! They often responded to faith's call by living on the edges of society in religious seclusion. From the goddess-nun Brigid the ascetic Columbanus, these figures held a close connection with the natural world, an astonishing self-discipline and, above all, a rigorous commitment to God.