Blathmac and his "Poem" on the Virgin Mary

Anna Szewczyk

Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski , Poland


Abstract

The author presents the poem on the Virgin Mary, the oldest in Ireland and one of the oldest in the Early Medieval Europe. This poem wrote Irish monk of the monastery on Iona, Blathmac (+ 825). The author presents biography of Blathmac and the most important aspects of theology of Mary (Mary companion in suffering, Virgin Mary, Mother Mary, Theotocos, Intercessor). The poem includes many names of Mary: Sancta, Dear, Beautiful, Queen, Bright, Brightneck, True Virgin, Sun of the women, Sun of the human race.

Keywords:

Blathmac, Mary, Poem, Poetry, Theotocos, Ireland

w opracowywaniu

Published
2004-07-15


Szewczyk, A. (2004). Blathmac i jego "Poemat" poświęcony Dziewicy Maryi. Vox Patrum, 46, 573–578. https://doi.org/10.31743/vp.6860

Anna Szewczyk 
Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski



License

Papers published in Vox Patrum are covered by the Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) licence. Authors and users can use published works licensed under the CC-BY-ND since 2018. For earlier publications, copyrights are available under fair use rights in accordance with the Act of February 4, 1994 on copyrights and related rights.