{"id":160704,"date":"2025-11-26T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/11\/26\/irelands-book-of-kells-opens-new-chapter-in-vernon\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:30:00","slug":"irelands-book-of-kells-opens-new-chapter-in-vernon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/11\/26\/irelands-book-of-kells-opens-new-chapter-in-vernon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland’s Book of Kells opens new chapter in Vernon"},"content":{"rendered":"

No need to pay, line up or travel overseas to see this artifact.<\/p>\n

All Saints Anglican Church recently received an exact replica of the Book of Kells, which will be on permanent display starting Sunday, Nov. 30.<\/p>\n

The original Book of Kells is kept at Trinity College in Dublin, where it costs 25 Euros to see it.<\/p>\n

It is a significant artifact in history of medieval (especially Celtic), religion and art.<\/p>\n

The origins of the book are unclear. It is traditionally attributed to Saint Columba of Iona (521-597) but was probably written in around 800AD.<\/p>\n

It was likely brought to Kells in 878AD by the Abbot of Iona, in order to preserve it from Viking raiders.<\/p>\n

It was famously stolen in about 1006AD and found two months later buried “under a sod” near the church, stripped of its gold and silver case.<\/p>\n

With church at Kells being destroyed in 1641, the book found its way to Trinity College in Dublin in 1661.<\/p>\n

Scholars believe that the Book of Kells was intended for daily use or for study, but for display and ceremonial use.<\/p>\n