The Life and Voyages of St. Brendan with Gordon Barthos
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The Life and Voyages of St. Brendan with Gordon Barthos

B2Upper-intermediateMay 14, 202649 min

Just in time for his feast day on May 16, we’re looking at St. Brendan, an Irish saint whose holy encounters included island-sized whales, lava-slinging smiths, and rodents of unusual size. This week, Danièle speaks with Gordon Barthos about St. Brendan’s epic odyssey, his long-standing popularity, and just some of his incredible adventures. This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit patreon.com/themedievalpodcast

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Hi everyone and welcome to episode 340 of the Medieval Podcast. I'm your host, Danielle Sibolski. And yes, I am super sick this week, but I can't wait to bring you this episode of the Medieval Podcast, so let's go!

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Last week we talked about Mary Magdalene, a saint who had some seriously big adventures as the star of her own late medieval play. This week, just in time for his feast day on May 16th, we're looking at Saint Brendan, an Irish saint who might as well have looked at Mary Magdalene's adventures and said,

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Hold my beer. We're not just talking about spiritual heavy lifting, we're talking island-sized whales, lava-slinging smiths, and rodents of unusual size. This week I spoke with Gordon Barthos about the life of Saint Brendan.

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