Term

Celtic Christianity

Medieval practices from the Celtic-speaking world, including a unique system for dating Easter, specific monastic tonsure and penance, and the practice of 'exile for Christ'.

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Definition

A set of distinctive practices from the Celtic-speaking world in the Middle Ages. The practices included a distinctive system for determining the dating of Easter, a style of monastic tonsure, a unique system of penance, and the popularity of going into 'exile for Christ'.

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Broader than: PenanceTerm
TonsureTerm

Sources

1.Wakefield, Gordon S. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983). 83Original citation: Wakefield, Gordon S. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983, 83.

Last revised August 14, 2026