Event
Heavenly Witnesses: The Lives and Legacies of Early Medieval Irish Women Saints
Heavenly Witnesses: The Lives and Legacies of Early Medieval Irish Women Saints
February 20, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CST
$15
for stand-alone session ($50 for the 4-part series)
Ireland is a nation rich of faith, determination, resilience and care for the earth and each other. This is expressed in many ways but most clearly through the lives of the early women saints. Come learn more about four of the early Irish Women Saints: Samthann, Darerca, Ita and Gobnait.
Enjoy this as a single session, or join us for the full 4-part series titled Spirits of the Emerald Isle: A Series on Celtic Spirituality.
Please register by February 3 for the series, or February 17 for this as a stand-alone.
After we receive your registration, you can expect to receive a confirmation email from us which will include your invoice. We never want our retreat costs to be prohibitive to anyone who wants to attend our programs and so we offer scholarships. Fill out our simple scholarship request form now!
Sr. Suzanne Fitzmaurice
Sister Suzanne has served as campus minister at Notre Dame de Sion High School, then taught at Cristo Rey High School, Kansas City, before joining Keeler Women’s Center as associate director. In addition, she has ministered as the IT and hospitality coordinator at Sophia Spirituality Center, computer IT support specialist at the monastery and as the Monastic Congregation of St. Scholastica webmaster. After studying for a year in County Cork, Ireland, she graduated from the University College of Cork in March 2024 with a master’s degree in Beginnings of Irish Christianity. She currently is the director of monastic temporalities.
