Three Months in the Forests of France: A Pilgrimage in Search of Vestiges of the Irish Saints in France

ABBEY OF LUXEUIL abbot Algise altar ancient angel Annegrai appears apse Austrasia beautiful Bede Beoan Bercharius Besançon Bishop blessed body Brendan brethren Brunehilde building built Burghcastle called chapel Christ Christian church of St Clothair Clothair II Clovis Clovis II Columban Columban Rule companions cross Dante death Deicola delightful disciples Eloi Erchenwald feet Fintan Foillan Fontaines forest France Furcy Fursa Gaul Gobain Gospel hand heaven Heaven's family hell hermitage hill holy honoured inscription Ireland Irish saint king kingdom labour Lagny land Laon legend lived Lord Lough Corrib manuscript Mauguille Meldan Merovingian Mézerolles monastery monks monument ninth century patron Péronne Picardy pilgrims prayer preserved reached relics Riquier river road Roman round ruins says seems seen shrine side sinners Somme soul stone Thiérache tomb tower town traces trees Ultan vessel village vision Walbert walls waters Whitley Stokes wild wood