- Aug 18, 2020
'The Story of an Irish Saint Portrayed on a German Jeton' by Alan Dunlop (NSI-NB)
As the Western Roman Empire fell in AD 476, the Christianity was yet spreading throughout Europe. The Gaelic monks from Ireland and the western coast of Scotland set off to bring the light of the Christian faith to Gaul and the rest of Europe as early as AD 563. Over the centuries that followed many Irish missionaries distinguished themselves in the field of converting notable barbaric kings and establishing monasteries and cathedrals on the continent. Saint Kilian, the Apost
