English churchmen have long gazed with love on the primitive church as the ideal of Christian perfection, the Eden wherein the first fathers of their faith walked blameless before God and passionless towards each other. Sabine Baring-Gould blamelesschristianchurch share on social
When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation. Sabine Baring-Gould alterbritishchristian Change image and share on social
Many traditions date the existence of angels and demons from a remote period before the creation of the world, but some connect the fall of Satan and his host with the creation of man. Sabine Baring-Gould angelconnectcreation Change image and share on social
Should the time come when the county family will be taken away, then the parish will feel for some time like a mouth from which a molar has been drawn - there will be a vacancy that will cause unrest and discomfort. Sabine Baring-Gould countydiscomfortdraw share on social
The Celtic Church as we know it, till gradually brought under Roman discipline, was purely monastic. The monasteries were the centres whence the ministry of souls was exercised. Sabine Baring-Gould bringcelticcentre Change image and share on social
In Ireland, the tribes are called after the founder, as the Hy Conaill, Hy Fiachra, or sons of Conal, sons of Fiech, through grand, great-grand, and great-great-grandchildren. Sabine Baring-Gould callconaillconal Change image and share on social
The charm of Brittany is to be found in the people and in the churches. The former, with their peculiar costumes and their customs, are full of interest, and the latter are of remarkable beauty and quaintness. Sabine Baring-Gould beautybrittanycharm share on social
The history of the Welsh, the Irish, the Highlanders, is just the same as that of the Gauls, one of internecine feud, no political cohesion, no capacity for merging private interests, forgetting private grudges for a patriotic cause. Sabine Baring-Gould capacitycohesionfeud share on social
The Dumnonii, whose city or fortress was at Exeter, were an important people. They occupied the whole of the peninsula from the River Parret to Land's End. East of the Tamar was Dyfnaint, the Deep Vales; west of it Corneu, the horn of Britain. Sabine Baring-Gould britaincitycorneu share on social
The martyrologies are catalogues in which are to be found the names of the saints with the days and places of their deaths and, generally, with the distinctive character of their sanctity and with an historic summary of their lives. Sabine Baring-Gould cataloguecharacterday share on social
