366 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: The Voyage of St. Brendan

The Symbolic World

This episode is part of our miniseries of Universal History episodes focused on Ireland. We talk about the voyage of St. Brendan the Navigator, one of the mythical founders of Ireland, along with a general exploration of what it takes to create culture and being a Christian in the world.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/nlzEUV5sV2o
Previous UH episodes on Ireland:
1. Universal History: Ireland, the Remnant: https://youtu.be/PBNkmLxUYHk?si=QQPkLg6VVx57o2GC
2. Universal History: The Surprising Irish Origin of Purgatory - with Richard Rohlin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBdXgwl1VYU
Read more about Irish saints. The book Richard recommends is in two volumes: The Lives of Irish Saints, edited by Charles Plummer. Links:
- Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lives-Saints-Oxford-Reprints-Volumes/dp/0198213891
- Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/bethadanemnr01plumuoft/page/n7/mode/2up
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
00:46 - Intro music
01:12 - Start
03:04 - A corrective to the Universal History series
12:05 - The 12 apostles of Ireland
14:19 - St. Brendan
21:25 - Fun stories about St. Brendan
39:26 - Next episode of the Voyage of St. Brendan
46:13 - The foundation of a church
49:09 - How to keep the liturgical calendar
56:14 - The torment of Judas
01:04:30 - Did Brendan go to North America?
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