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Mo Chutu of Lismore

Mo Chutu mac Fínaill (died 14 May 639), [ 1 ] also known as Mochuda , Carthach or Carthach the Younger (a name Latinized as Carthagus and Anglicized as Carthage / ˈ k ɑːr θ ə dʒ...

Mo Chutu mac Fínaill (died 14 May 639),[1] also known as Mochuda, Carthach or Carthach the Younger (a name Latinized as Carthagus and Anglicized as Carthage/ˈkɑːrθə/),[2][3] was abbot of Rahan, County Offaly, and subsequently, founder and first abbot of Lismore (Irish: Les Mór Mo Chutu), County Waterford.[4] The saint's Life has come down in several Irish and Latin recensions, which appear to derive from a Latin original written in the 11th or 12th century.[4]

Life

Through his father, Fínall Fíngein, Mo Chutu belonged to the Ciarraige Luachra, while his mother, Finmed, was of the Corco Duibne.[4] Notes added to the Félire Óengusso (the Martyrology of Óengus) claim that his foster father was Carthach mac Fianáin, that is Carthach the Elder, whose period of activity can be assigned to the late 6th century.[4][5]

Mo Chutu first became abbot of Rahan, a monastery which lay in the territory of the southern Uí Néill. He composed a rule for his monks, an Irish metrical poem of 580 lines, divided into nine separate sections, a notable literary relic of the early Irish Church.[2]

According to the Annals of Ulster, he was expelled from the monastery during the Easter season of 637. The incident has been connected with the Easter controversy, in which Irish churches were involved during the 7th century. Through his training in Munster, Mo Chutu may have been a supporter of the Roman system of calculation, which would have brought him into conflict with adherents of the 'Celtic' reckoning in Leinster.[4]

Saint Carthage Cathedral, Lismore

Tras su expulsión, Mo Chutu y sus monjes viajaron a los Déisi , refugiándose a orillas del río en el sitio monástico de Ardfinnan , en la ruta de peregrinación de Déclan entre Cashel y Ardmore . Fue confrontado por el rey de los Déisi, pero llegó a un acuerdo pacífico sobre la tierra, estableciendo celdas monásticas en lo que se convertiría en la abadía de Ardfinnan, y en Lismore, más al sur en la ruta de peregrinación, donde fundó la gran abadía de Lismore (en el actual condado de Waterford ). [ 6 ] Las Vidas latinas e irlandesas apenas mencionan la anterior desgracia de Mo Chutu y se centran en cambio en la resistencia del santo a los opresivos gobernantes Uí Néill y su alegre acogida entre los Déisi. [ 4 ] Ha sido retratado bajo una luz heroica en Indarba Mo Chutu a r-Raithin ( La expulsión de Mo Chutu de Rahan ). [ 4 ]

Su fundación en Lismore floreció después de su muerte, eclipsando la reputación de la iglesia anterior del santo. Logró resistir las incursiones vikingas que asolaron la zona y se benefició de la generosidad de los reyes de Munster , en particular del Mac Carthaig de Desmond. En el siglo V, la fundación anterior de Déclán en Ardmore aspiraba al estatus de sede episcopal en la nueva diócesis, pero finalmente el privilegio recayó en Lismore. [ 4 ]

Cartago representada en una vidriera ; sostiene un báculo episcopal y una maqueta de la abadía de Lismore .

Su día festivo en los martirologios irlandeses es el 14 de mayo, [ 4 ] así como en el Gran Sinaxario de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Oriental . [ 7 ]

En el calendario actual de la Iglesia Católica en Irlanda , en el que el 14 de mayo es la fiesta de San Matías , la memoria de San Cartago se celebra el 15 de mayo. [ 3 ]

Notas

  1. Annals of Inisfallen, entry AI639.3. There exist conflicting dates in other annals. This date has been confirmed by Daniel P. McCarthy in his Chronology of the Irish Annals, see Mc Carthy, Daniel P. (1998). "The Chronology of the Irish Annals". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 98C. Royal Irish Academy: 203–255.
  2. 12William Henry Grattan Flood (1908). "St. Carthage". In Catholic Encyclopedia. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. 12The Roman Missal (Veritas 2011; ISBN 978-1-84730-297-7), p. 760
  4. 123456789Johnston, "Munster, saints of (act. c. 450–c. 700)."
  5. Félire Óengusso, ed. Stokes, pp. 86–7.
  6. Albert, Biblioth?que Royale; Ardmore.), Saint Declan (bp of; Power, Rev Patrick; M. 23, 50, Royal Irish Academy Library Manuscript (1914). Life of St. Declan of Ardmore ... and Life of St. Mochuda of Lismore ... with Introduction, Translation, and Notes. Irish Texts Society.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. (in Greek)Ὁ Ἅγιος Καρτέγιος Ἐπίσκοπος Λίσμορ. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Sources

  • Óengus of Tallaght (1905). Stokes, Whitley (ed.). The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee. Henry Bradshaw Society. Vol. 29. London. pp. 124, 132–3 (14 May), 86–87 (5 March, note).
  • Johnston, Elva. "Munster, saints of (act. c. 450 – c. 700)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, September 2004, online edition May 2008; retrieved 14 December 2008.
  • Works by Saint Mochuda at Project Gutenberg
  • Lives of SS Declan and Mochuda, Gutenberg.org

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Carthage". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.