Synod of Kells
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The Synod of Kells took place in 1152, under the presidency of Giovanni Cardinal Paparoni, and continued the process begun at the Synod of Ráth Breasail of reforming the Irish church. The sessions wer
Building of Old Mellifont Abbey where part of the Synod took place.
Abbey of Kells
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The Abbey of Kells or Kells Priory is a former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 59 kilometres north-west of Dublin. It was founded in the early 9th century, and the Book of Kells was kept th
Synod of Kells
…and continued the process begun at the Synod of Ráth Breasail (1111) of reforming the Irish church. The sessions were divided between the abbeys of Kells and Mellifont, and in later times the synod has been called the Synod of Kells-Mellifont and the Synod of Mellifont-Kells. Its main effect was to…
Round tower at Kells