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Location: Skellig Michel, Ireland

Monday, February 21, 2005

Shore Abbot

Winwaloe (b. circa 455) is often presented in art as an abbot, standing on the shore, his staff in one hand and a bell in the other. The fish raise their heads above the surface of the sea, as if they obey the summons of the bell.

-- Clara Strijbosch, The Seafaring Saint,

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