{"id":6531,"date":"2015-11-28T17:34:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T17:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christsassembly.com\/?p=6531"},"modified":"2026-03-18T21:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:48:03","slug":"the-celtic-church-in-britain-by-leslie-hardinge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchman.news\/sv\/2015\/11\/the-celtic-church-in-britain-by-leslie-hardinge\/","title":{"rendered":"Den historiska keltiska kyrkan och dagens ortodoxa kyrkan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\r\n<div>In the Scoti-Monasticon it quotes Boece (circa 1530) that<em><strong><br \/>&#8220;the term Culdee originally denoted monks, but up to his time was applied to all priests.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>Dr Wylie In his &#8220;History of Scotland&#8221; elaborated:<\/div>\r\n<div><em><strong>&#8220;It was the Culdee lamp that burned at Constance, <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>at Basle, at Ypres, at Worms and Mainz. Boniface, the emissary of <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Rome, came afterwards to put out these lights. The real apostle <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>of the provinces was the Culdee Church.&#8221;<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"a2ee6a0e-c2a2-4a26-929e-42cab5a5daa0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-10\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\r\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\r\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\r\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\r\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b0a00514-7700-4543-ac70-18611a72ea43\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-thinking\">\r\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\r\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\r\n<p data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"1351\">From Scotland to Ireland the early Culdee church grew inside kin-structured <strong data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"337\">familiae \/ muintir<\/strong>\u2014monastic \u201chouseholds\u201d that managed worship, learning, and land under abbots and scholar-teachers, with bishops serving sacramentally alongside them. Governance and succession often tracked <strong data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"550\">clan and hereditary<\/strong> lines (see William F. Skene, <em data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"597\">Celtic Scotland<\/em>, vol. II: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/72728\/72728-h\/72728-h.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"665\">https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/72728\/72728-h\/72728-h.htm<\/a>; John Dowden, <em data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"711\">The Celtic Church in Scotland<\/em>: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/thecelticchurchi00dowduoft\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"768\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/thecelticchurchi00dowduoft\/<\/a>). Primary evidence like the <strong data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"813\">Book of Deer<\/strong> charters shows ecclesiastical possession and patronage embedded in local kin custom: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/bookofdeeredfors00spaluoft?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"953\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/bookofdeeredfors00spaluoft<\/a>. As J. W. Willis-Bund summed up the Welsh side of the same Insular pattern, <strong data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1100\">\u201cthe Celtic clergy were tribesmen first, and churchmen afterwards\u201d<\/strong> (p. 20): <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dn790006.ca.archive.org\/0\/items\/celticchurchofwa00will\/celticchurchofwa00will.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1199\">https:\/\/dn790006.ca.archive.org\/0\/items\/celticchurchofwa00will\/celticchurchofwa00will.pdf<\/a>. This is why Culdee houses could endure political change\u2014<strong data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1278\">clan guardianship<\/strong> and charters anchored property, schools, and liturgy across generations.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1983\">Glastonbury stands as a Culdee-aligned witness to this kin model, where <strong data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1453\">married clergy\/monastics<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1484\">hereditary stewardship<\/strong> of abbeys and church estates are repeatedly attested (your synthesis and quotes are here: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2017\/05\/glastonbury-married-cleric-monks\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1644\">https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2017\/05\/glastonbury-married-cleric-monks\/<\/a>). In the Isles broadly, such continuity was often protected by <strong data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1742\">secular law and local lordship<\/strong>, allowing abbeys and coarbs to preserve their mission when uniform policies pressed against older usage\u2014exactly the \u201chereditary tribal leadership\u201d dynamic you\u2019ve documented: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2016\/08\/hereditary-tribal-leadership\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1917\" data-end=\"1982\">https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2016\/08\/hereditary-tribal-leadership\/<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>The subject of Celtic Church itself is a vast area of interest around the world. Tens of thousands of inspiring articles and pages circulate on the internet just as it relates things &#8220;Celtic&#8221;. Many of these articles, as it relates to the Celtic Church, are on our website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celticorthodoxy.com\">www.CelticOrthodoxy.com<\/a>.<\/div>\r\n<div>Most agree that the earliest Christian priests of the Celtic lands were called Culdees. In most recent years still the estates of Culdees passed to our House of O&#8217;Neill heirs whether in Scotland, Ireland or abroad. Culdees (whether in name or spirit) continue on as part of the structure various Cathedral and Monastical establishments. Although typically a Prior or Abbot of the Culdees are Independent, answerable to no jurisdiction, the secular laws protected the property handing down to hereditary heirs (as per Jaimeson&#8217;s and other historical works document). Finally Bishop Ussher (the Anglican Primate of Ireland), Archbishop of Armagh, under British Royal Decree to reinstate all Culdees, had documented their graves and names of buildings, and Streets surrounding his Patriarchate. Today these landmarks of the Irish (as well as Scottish, British and European) ancient Celtic Church See of Armagh still bears the name of the Culdees. Although many died in the wars of resistance, he gained a compromise from the Chief of the O&#8217;Neills. All the Culdee hereditary institutions were then recognized to be within the lawful possession of the Irish Primate of the Orthodox British.<\/div>\r\n<div>Ever since, the Culdee continue on at least as Priors\/Teachers and Choir. At Armagh the Priors often raised to the highest rank in the church, or held influence of every stature of the land. So the Culdees would remain within the hidden intrigue of what it means to be &#8220;Celtic&#8221; as felt around the world.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<p id=\"the-pasted-async\">Ireland was named Brittanis (Little Britain) by Julius Caesar. The name stuck for a while, and was used by Ptolemy and even by the English. The people of Ireland are tribally called &#8220;Scots&#8221;. Hibernia itself, like the word Britain are Hebrew words having to do with being a covenant tribe of Israel. Britain means Covenant People in Hebrew. Hibernia (the main name of Ireland) means Hebrew.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>Although the protections of our church were more wide ranging in ancient times, still we have sovereign protections (through various means) continuing today for our Orthodox Celtic ethnic minority communities. While our identity and culture is strongly attacked, God has always provided us ways forward to expand.\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>The rank of our church (for example at Glastonbury, where Armagh Primates traditionally retired) has remained an institution comparable to Constantinople (or higher) for the true Orthodox world. It was four times larger, and had many more Apostles and Saints buried there. Long before the Great Schism our British(Celtic) Abbots and Bishops would freely consecrate, co-consecrate and receive consecrations from other jurisdictions such as the Patriarchates of Jerusalem and Constantinople (as one church). Till the last few centuries, the Black Friar communities of Armagh Ireland (Hereditary Coarbs), as protected by the O&#8217;Neills, were an example of the continuity of Culdee independence. Today&#8217;s thriving order of Benedictine monks (which merged with Culdees long ago) are another example of how an order who existed before the great schism, continues today as being wholly Orthodox in the West. Culdees typically hold more orthodox compliancy credentials than typical orthodox.\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>Our unbroken succession of priests (within numerous orders) as Culdee priests, continue in unbroken traditions of the Celtic First Century church, as affirmed in official celebrations of our Celtic Saints around the world. Iona Scotland and Glastonbury England, as well as the numerous institutes listed in the Welsh Pedigrees of Saints, are other examples of our continuity from the original Israelite Apostles. The most inspiring official documentaries on lives of the Celtic Saints, demonstrate the enduring nature and strength of our Independent Celtic church of the Culdees that permeated in every age and is within our BCP liturgy and practices today.\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">All of England celebrates King Arthur&#8217;s burial place at the Culdees&#8217; Glastonbury Abbey. We also celebrate Emperor Constantine&#8217;s Maternal Grandfather King Cole buried at Glastonbury. These had founded a long line of our Celtic Kings who continued to defend our church independence, as unto this present day. Several Irish Coarbs of Armagh (the Primates of the Irish church) would hand it off to one of their family heirs, and leave Ireland to finish their ministries as Abbots of the Glastonbury Abbey. Finally the Saxon Kings were some of the greatest protectors of Glastonbury Abbey where it remained in greater size (and arguably more visited and in more grandeur than) Constantinople&#8217;s Cathedral. It remained regarded as such by the West at least until it&#8217;s destruction by King Henry VIII, and the successors built a new Glastonbury in America at the height of American Christian governance.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<p>There are many well known leaders of our early schools, such as Saint Patrick and Saint Columba, and even Christ&#8217;s Uncle Joseph of Arimathea, <a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2020\/04\/the-jerusalem-church-moved-to-britain-and-the-apostolic-see-of-glastonbury-later-called-the-second-rome-many-1st-2nd-century-british-saints\/\">and other first Century Saints who led Britain<\/a>, like St. Aristobulus, St. Andrew, St. Paul, and St. Philip [some of the most ancient forefathers of the Celtic Orthodox Church]. We have a list of nearly 1,000 more Celtic British Saints who led the church centuries before the Roman Saxon St. Augustine came to England.<\/p>\r\n<p>It was recorded before Augustine came, St Columba had Saxons in his school at Iona, namely Genereus and Pilu as recorded by Adamnan. The Culdees weren&#8217;t exclusive to themselves, but had set up great missions to Europe(ie Luxeuil and St Gall and 83 other major establishments). The Roman historian Bede\u00a0 had also praised the Celts&#8217; outreach and integration of their <a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2016\/08\/migrations-of-the-goths-poster\/\">neighboring kindred tribes<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Our Culdean Saint Cummian, who lived a few years after Columbanus, wrote: <strong><em>&#8220;What can be deemed worse of a Mother Church than that we should say: Rome goes astray, Jerusalem goes astray,<\/em> Antioch goes astray, only the Irish and Britons know what is right.&#8221;<\/strong> (Cummian, Ad Segienum, Huensen Abbatem.)<\/p>\r\n<p>On the Continent numerous of our Early Culdean Saints are honored:<\/p>\r\n<p>150 early Culdee Missionaries are honored in Germany, 45 in France, 30 in Belgium, 13 in Italy, 8 in in Norway and Iceland, to say nothing of other places and Saints of whom mention is made in the British Martyrology. <br \/>In the early period of the church, the Culdees are renown for having already founded 12 monasteries in England, 13 in Scotland, 7 in France, 16 in Bavaria, 15 in Rhoetia, Germany and Switzerland, 10 in Alsace, 7 in Lorraine, 12 in Armorica and 6 in Italy.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2015\/11\/the-celtic-church-in-britain-by-leslie-hardinge\/celtic-culdees-early-europe-monestaries\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11030\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11030\" src=\"https:\/\/watchman.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/celtic-culdees-early-europe-monestaries.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"422\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>This church and the many Saints have brought us all much encouragement and inspiration in Christ. Most of all we see what a wonderful God we serve, that our God, the God of Israel, is a true and living God who honors His covenants with His bride called Christian Israel.<\/p>\r\n<p>Read more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2017\/05\/short-history-orthodox-church-of-the-culdees\/\">short history of the Celtic Culdean Church and our reestablishment<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>In the following section you will learn more about the fundamental aspects of the Celtic Church.<\/p>\r\n<p>It was actually from the time of Jeremiah the Prophet that the Irish Celtic church began to take hold. His dated grave remains part of the history of Ireland today. He had successfully transplanted the Kingdom of Israel to the British Isles, just as God had foretold to him. David&#8217;s literal throne is a part of Irish, Scottish and English history that is known as the stone of scone. The many Hebrew practices remaining so long in the Celtic lands bears witness to this Israelite heritage. &#8211; His Eminence ++ Rev Dr. Stephen M.K. Brunswick ThD, PhD, Primace, OCC.<\/p>\r\n<p>Here is a short selection from the\u00a0Doctrinal Articles of our Culdean (Hebrew Celtic) Church:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><strong>On Our Church:<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/03\/catholic-orthodox-history-and-recognition-of-sacraments-between-them\/\">Catholic Orthodox History and recognition of Sacraments between them.<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2017\/05\/short-history-orthodox-church-of-the-culdees\/\">Short History of the Orthodox Church of the Culdees (Celtic)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2016\/08\/succession-of-the-book-of-common-prayer\/\">Succession of Our Book of Common Prayer, Our Primary Liturgy<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>On the Celtic Calendar\/Feasts:<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2015\/05\/honoring-of-the-sabbath-in-the-historic-orthodox-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2015\/05\/honoring-of-the-sabbath-in-the-historic-orthodox-church\/\">Honoring of the Sabbath in the Historic Orthodox Church, by Rev Dr Stephen MK Brunswick, ThD, PhD, Primace, OCC<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2022\/09\/celtic-orthodox-preserving-trumpets-feasts-in-their-liturgies\/\">Celtic Orthodox, Preserving Trumpets Feasts in their liturgies<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/The_Celtic_Church_in_Britain.html\">&#8220;The Celtic Church in Britain&#8221; by Leslie Hardinge.<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/03\/saint-david-of-wales-the-culdees-and-the-true-meaning-of-the-lords-way-a-defense-of-celtic-sabbath-observance\/\">Saint David of Wales, the Culdees, and the True Meaning of the \u2018Lord\u2019s Way\u2019: A Defense of Celtic Sabbath Observance<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2017\/05\/columbanus-celtic-church-observance-easter-hebrew-biblical\/\">Columbanus and the Celtic Church&#8217;s, Quartodeciman (Nisan 14-20) Observance of Easter\/Passover<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/06\/st-johns-day-summer-solstice-celtic\/\">Saint John\u2019s Day and the Sacred Rhythms of Light, Fire, and Harvest<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2015\/04\/tabernacles-rather-than-december-25th-was-kept-by-the-majority-main-stream-in-asia-minor-for-400-years\/\">TABERNACLES (RATHER THAN DECEMBER 25TH) was highly popular for Christians in all Orthodox areas<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/11\/pastoral-handout-for-the-advent-season\/\">Pastoral Handout for the Advent Season<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>On the Celtic Traditions:<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2026\/02\/lords-prayer-by-number\/\">The Lord\u2019s Prayer by Number, and the Forgotten Discipline of Embodied Prayer<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/12\/upcoming-article-the-crosfigell-or-cross-vigil-in-celtic-orthodoxy-sources-theology-and-practice\/\">Cross-Vigil in Celtic Orthodoxy: Sources, Theology, and Practice<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbathtruth.com\/portals\/20\/documents\/Truth_Triumphant.pdf\">&#8220;Truth Trumphant&#8221; (Free PDF Book) by Wilkinson, indepth chapters on the Celtic \/ Gallican church, especially the Waldensians, holding to the Israelite doctrines, Sabbath etc.<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/liturgyandritua01warrgoog\/page\/n9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;The Liturgy and Ritual of the Celtic Church&#8221;(Free PDF Book) By F. E. Warren<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2017\/02\/pdf-ecclesiastical-antiquities-of-the-cymry-or-the-ancient-british-church-its-history-doctrine-and-rites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u201cECCLESIASTICAL ANTIQUITIES OF THE CYMRY\u201d or the Ancient British Church, its History, Doctrine and Rites <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2022\/01\/ireland-and-the-celtic-church-by-george-thomas-stokes-pub-1892\/\">(Free PDF Book)<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2017\/02\/pdf-ecclesiastical-antiquities-of-the-cymry-or-the-ancient-british-church-its-history-doctrine-and-rites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">.<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/08\/the-tassel-of-the-covenant-from-torah-to-the-prayer-rope\/\">The Tassel of Covenant Faithfulness<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2022\/01\/ireland-and-the-celtic-church-by-george-thomas-stokes-pub-1892\/\">\u201cIreland and the Celtic Church\u201d(Free PDF Book) by George Thomas Stokes Pub 1892<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/07\/recovering-true-orthodoxy-scripture-teaching-not-cultural-sentiment\/\">Recovering True Orthodoxy: Scripture Teaching, Not Merely Cultural Sentiment<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2019\/12\/honoring-of-st-gall-and-st-othmar-in-the-orthodox-church-of-the-culdees\/\">Honoring of St Gall and St Othmar in the Orthodox Church of the Culdees<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2020\/05\/celebrating-saint-eadbert-bishop-of-lindisfarne\/\">Celebrating Saint Eadbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/11\/the-origin-and-continuity-of-prayer-beads-and-knots-across-christendom\/\">The Origin and Continuity of Prayer Beads and Knots Across Christendom<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2022\/01\/saints-of-wales-cornwall-and-irish-saints-with-dedications-in-britain-from-the-lives-of-the-british-saints\/\">PDF book: Saints of Wales, Cornwall and Irish Saints with Dedications in Britain, from \u201cThe Lives of the British Saints&#8221; vol 2<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2018\/02\/happy-feast-day-of-st-colman-strong-witness-for-the-hebrew-biblical-feast-days\/\">Feast Day of St. Colman, Another Strong Witness for the Orthodox Christian and Hebrew Calendar<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/10\/the-jesus-prayer-in-the-celtic-church-an-ancient-link-to-the-east\/\">The Jesus Prayer in the Celtic Church: An Ancient Link to the East<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2020\/10\/hallowedeve-holy-evening-oct-31-is-a-christian-holiday-celebrated-worldwide-by-the-orthodox\/\">HALLOWEDEVE (HOLY EVENING OCT 31) IS A CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY CELEBRATED WORLDWIDE BY THE ORTHODOX<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/02\/womens-offices-in-occ-the-role-of-deaconesses-abbesses\/\">Deaconesses and Abbesses in the Church<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2018\/10\/biblical-artwork-is-commanded-by-god-for-churches\/\">Biblical Artwork Is Commanded By God For Churches<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>On Our Ancient Heritage:<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/03\/david-episcopus-moni-iudeorum-saint-davids-601-synod-and-the-welsh-churchs-stand-against-rome\/\">\u201cDavid Episcopus Moni Iudeorum\u201d: Saint David\u2019s 601 Synod and the Welsh Church\u2019s Stand Against Rome<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2026\/02\/arimathea-arthur-cadwalladr-britain-genealogies\/\">From Troy to Britain: Joseph of Arimathea, Anna, Cadwalladr, and the Sacred Genealogies of Early Britain<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2023\/12\/st-elfan-avalonius-2nd-century-welsh-saint-comm-january-1st-and-sept-26\/\">St Elfan Avalonius, 2nd Century Welsh Saint, comm. January 1st and Sept 26<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2023\/10\/triads-of-wales-occ-e-book-library-content\/\">Triads of Wales \u2013 OCC E-Book Library Content<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2023\/09\/annals-of-the-kingdom-of-ireland-by-the-four-masters-online-and-print-versions\/\">Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, Online and Print Versions<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2023\/12\/amra-of-st-columba-6th-century-poem-on-life-of-columba-an-early-culdee-church-father\/\">Amra Of St Columba \u2013 6th Century Poem on Life of Columba, an Early Culdee Church Father<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2022\/11\/happy-st-margarets-day-from-culdees\/\">Remembering Saint Margaret, the Saxon Queen of Scotland Who Revolutionized our Church, demoted our Culdees and added Sunday worship services<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2020\/04\/the-jerusalem-church-moved-to-britain-and-the-apostolic-see-of-glastonbury-later-called-the-second-rome-many-1st-2nd-century-british-saints\/\">The Jerusalem Church Moved To Britain, and the Apostolic See of Glastonbury, later called the \u201cSecond Rome\u201d. Many 1st-2nd Century British Saints attest to this, see attached PDF of Saints<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2021\/12\/the-early-british-church-from-celt-druid-and-culdee-by-elder\/\">The Early British Church, from &#8220;Celt, Druid and Culdee&#8221; by Elder<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/08\/britains-ancient-orthodox-heritage-a-living-tradition-not-a-modern-conversion\/\">Britain\u2019s Ancient Orthodox Heritage: A Living Tradition, Not a Modern Conversion<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2021\/12\/judahs-sceptre-and-josephs-birthright-pt4\/\">Judah&#8217;s Scepter and Joseph&#8217;s Birthright (Celtic British Israel Book)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/06\/the-celtic-church-of-wales-extensive-book-free-in-pdf\/\">The Celtic Church of Wales \u2013 extensive book \u2013 Free in PDF<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2019\/12\/numerous-ancient-manuscripts-confirming-st-joseph-of-the-sanhedrin-founded-the-british-hebrew-priesthood-at-glastonbury-in-36ad\/\">Numerous Ancient Manuscripts Confirming St. Joseph (of the Sanhedrin) Founded the British Hebrew Priesthood at Glastonbury in 36AD<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2016\/08\/spread-of-the-culdean-church-free-chapter-from-history-of-the-scottish-nation-or-the-history-of-the-celtic-church-all-three-volumes-history-of-civilization-from-pre-historic-times-to-medieval-t\/\">\u201cSpread of the Culdean Church\u201d free Chapter from \u201cHistory of the Scottish Nation\u201d or The History of The Celtic Church (All Three Volumes): History of Civilization From Pre-historic Times To Medieval Times.<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/01\/the-orthodox-identity-of-the-british-church-and-anglicanism\/\">The Orthodox Identity of the British Church and Anglicanism<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Irish_Saints_in_Great_Britain.pdf\">&#8220;Irish Saints in Great Britain&#8221;<\/a>(Free PDF Book) by Rev Dr Moran, Dublin 1879<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/earlyscottishchurch.pdf\">&#8220;The Early Scottish Church &#8211; Ecclesiastical History of Scotland&#8221;<\/a>(Free PDF Book) by McLaughlin, Edinburg 1865<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2016\/08\/the-irish-pope-kings-formerly-the-rulers-of-britain\/\">THE IRISH POPE-KINGS FORMERLY THE RULERS OF BRITAIN<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2016\/03\/celtic-culdee-church-excerpt\/\">Free Chapter from the book\u00a0\u201cCelt, Druid and Culdee\u201d<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/04\/the-norse-gaelic-influence-in-kievan-rus-and-the-celtic-church-legacy\/\">The Norse-Gaelic Influence in Kievan Rus and the Celtic Church Legacy<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2014\/01\/hebrew-celtic-origins-christian-church\/\">Hebrew Celtic Origins of the Christian Church<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2017\/06\/declaration-of-arbroath-israelites-from-scythia\/\">The Declaration Of Arbroath, Proof The Scottish Are Israelites From \u201cGreater Scythia\u201d<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2023\/02\/affinity-between-the-hebrew-and-celtic-languages-aka-races\/\">Affinity Between the Hebrew and Celtic Languages (AKA Races)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2020\/05\/saint-brendanthe-culdees-voyage-to-america-in-the-6th-century\/\">Saint Brendan(the Culdee)\u2019s Voyage to America in the 6th Century<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>On Hebrew Purity in the Church:<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2015\/05\/dietary-laws-in-orthodox-catholic-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2015\/05\/dietary-laws-in-orthodox-catholic-church\/\">Dietary Laws in the Orthodox Celtic Church<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/02\/womens-offices-in-occ-the-role-of-deaconesses-abbesses\/\">Women\u2019s Offices in OCC: The Role of Deaconesses &amp; Abbesses<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-andrewsocc.org\/2017\/05\/glastonbury-married-cleric-monks\/\">Married Abbots. The Culdees Required Abbots, Priests, Monks and even Nuns to be married in purity and with periods of separation for their courses of services<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong>On the Ancient Hebrew(Christian) Liturgy in the Church:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2025\/03\/the-didache-and-the-culdees-a-guide-for-christian-guilds-and-self-sustaining-communities\/\">The Didache and the Culdees: A Guide for Christian Guilds and Self-Sustaining Communities<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2023\/10\/rule-of-the-culdees-celtic-orthodox\/\">The Orthodox Order of the Culdees, the Rule of St Maelruan +792AD<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2016\/08\/succession-of-the-book-of-common-prayer\/\">Succession of Our Book of Common Prayer, Our Primary Liturgy<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2022\/01\/english-orthodox-private-devotions-for-the-hours-of-prayer-as-published-in-1560-and-added-footnotes-of-church-fathers-in-1626\/\">Daily Hours Liturgy. English Orthodox Private Devotions For the Hours of Prayer, as Authorized in 1560, added footnotes of Scripture and Church Fathers in 1626<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2015\/02\/jesus-said-the-first-comandment-is-the-shama-culdee-liturgical-prayer\/\">Liturgical BCP Prayer, \u201cTHE SHAMA\u201d A Prayer of Christendom and of the Culdees<\/a>\u00a0has been upheld from 450BC till this present day<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2015\/09\/18-sabbath-blessings-apostles-dadiscalia-amidah-prayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2015\/09\/18-sabbath-blessings-apostles-dadiscalia-amidah-prayers\/\">(Apostles&#8217; Didascalia) and ancient Amidah Prayers<\/a>\u00a0outline many of our existing prayer services of Christendom.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2015\/09\/the-didache-accepted-by-tcaww-the-culdee-and-greater-fellowship-of-churches\/\">First Century &#8220;Didache&#8221;<\/a> (incl. missing translation and verses) as accepted by the Culdee, and greater fellowship of churches.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-andrewsocc.org\/2021\/10\/communion-with-incense-didache-didascalia-sarum\/\">Missing Verses from the Didache on Communion with Incense. Also see Sarum Missal and Apostles Didascalia for confirmation.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/The_Sarum_Missal.pdf\">Sarum Missal<\/a>\u00a0(Our BCP is rooted in Sarum) for reference<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>A book we highly recommend is &#8220;The Celtic Church in Britain&#8221; by Leslie Hardinge.<\/h2>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>It covers a plethora of proof that the Celtic church kept the Dietary Laws, the Feasts, and Sabbaths.<\/p>\r\n<h3><b class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">The Celtic Church was Hebrew and Orthodox<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\r\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_9976\" class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_9975\" class=\"yiv5029557987\">The Celtic Church which occupied Ireland, Scotland, and Britain, had the Syriac (Byzantine) scriptures instead of the Latin vulgate of Rome. The Celtic Church, with the Waldenses and the Eastern empire, kept the seventh-day Sabbath.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"yiv5029557987yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_5201\" class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span id=\"yiv5029557987yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_5200\" class=\"yiv5029557987\"><strong>The hundreds of pre-schism Orthodox Saints of Great Britain bear the strongest testimony of these facts.<\/strong> Today the Eastern churches still venerate most of these. For Britain alone we have cataloged 130 official Saints of Britain who pre-dated Augustine. When counting all the Celtic lands that number is over 1,000 pre-Augustine Celtic Saints. An example of the most popular pre-schism Orthodox Saints of England can be found online on such sites as: <a class=\"yiv5029557987\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oodegr.co\/english\/istorika\/britain\/British_saints.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.oodegr.co\/english\/istorika\/britain\/British_Saints.htm<\/a>. <\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<h3 class=\"yiv5029557987\"><b class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">Hebrew Celtic Law<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\r\n<div id=\"yiv5029557987yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_5306\" class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">\u00a0<\/span>Not only was the Celtic church using a Syriac Byzantine Bible, but they were more successful in guarding the whole law of YAHWEH.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">One example of the\u00a0Hebrew\u00a0Celtic\u00a0Law is\u00a0the Lieber ex Lege Moisi.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">The Liber ex Lege Moisi, was distributed by Saint Patrick and his successors at every Celtic church, whether in England, Scotland or Ireland.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"yiv5029557987yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_5305\" class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span id=\"yiv5029557987yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_5304\" class=\"yiv5029557987\">Summary of contents:<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The seventh day Sabbath.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Slavery and the relationship of master to servants<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"yiv5029557987yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_5205\" class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span id=\"yiv5029557987yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_5204\" class=\"yiv5029557987\">3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Various capital offences.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Compensation in money of \u201ckind\u201d for different crimes.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Animals\u2019 offences against person and property.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Animals used as food, clean and unclean, and slaughtering.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sex and marriage.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Feminine hygiene.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tithes, first-fruits, vows, and offerings of all kinds.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Justice, bribery, witnesses, traduction, and usury.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">11.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cities of refuge, asylum, and hospitality.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">12.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wizards and necromancy and human sacrifices.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"yiv5029557987yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_5303\" class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span id=\"yiv5029557987yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_5302\" class=\"yiv5029557987\">13.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Inheritance, and the Sabbatical and Jubilees years, debts.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">14.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sights of a true prophet.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">15.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cursing and blessing.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"yiv5029557987yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_5206\" class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">This formed the basis of beliefs by the Celtic Christians.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">The regulations of Adamnan, accepted that people could eat the unclean swine, but not if it was too fat. The pigs must be lean.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"yiv5029557987yui_3_16_0_1_1431264765241_5301\" class=\"yiv5029557987\"><span class=\"yiv5029557987\">The dietary habits of Columba were clearly described as abstaining from meat and ale. (see \u201cOld-Irish Life of Columba\u201d, or \u201cAmhra Chulimb Chille\u201d.)<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"yiv5029557987\">\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>We are the ancient British <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OrthodoxCelticChurch\/comments\/rfq4t4\/introduction_to_the_celtic_orthodox_from_st\/\">Orthodox and Celtic church<\/a> of God. We are Anglican Orthodox, as under bishops in canonical succession within our communion. If you&#8217;d like to learn more about our Anglo Celtic faith, write to marshalofsalem@yahoo.com<\/p>\r\n<p>For simplicity we call ourselves the <a href=\"http:\/\/celticorthodoxy.com\/2017\/05\/short-history-orthodox-church-of-the-culdees\/\">Culdees&#8217; Church<\/a>, or Orthodox Church of the Culdees. Consider joining us.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div>\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bibleserver.com\/KJV\/Isaiah58%3A12\" class=\"bibleserver extern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isa 58:12<\/a>\u00a0<strong>\u201c<em>And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.<\/em>\u201c<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Scoti-Monasticon it quotes Boece (circa 1530) that&#8220;the term Culdee originally denoted monks, but up to his time was applied to all priests.&#8221; \u00a0 Dr Wylie In his &#8220;History of Scotland&#8221; elaborated: &#8220;It was the Culdee lamp that burned at Constance, at Basle, at Ypres, at Worms and Mainz. 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