Promised Land of the Saints

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The Promised Land of the Saints is a legendary paradisiacal island in medieval Christian lore, said to have been discovered by St. Brendan the Navigator during his mythical Atlantic voyage.

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Promised Land of the Saints canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legendary island
location in Christian mythology
mythical place
paradisiacal island
accessibilityInLore reachable only by divinely guided voyagers
appearsIn Voyage of Saint Brendan
surface form: Navigatio Sancti Brendani (Voyage of Saint Brendan)
associatedWith Brendan legend
St. Brendan the Navigator
Voyage of Saint Brendan
surface form: Voyage of St. Brendan
cartographicStatus sometimes depicted on medieval maps
culturalRegionOfLore Celtic Christianity
surface form: Insular Christianity

Irish Christian tradition
describedAs promised land for saints
discoveryAttributedTo St. Brendan the Navigator
epistemicStatus mythical rather than historical
feature absence of suffering
abundant fertility
divine light
eternal spring-like climate
genreContext hagiographical voyage literature
influenced later myths of phantom islands in the Atlantic
medieval Atlantic island legends
inhabitantsInLore holy men
saints
languageOfPrimarySources Latin
locatedInNarrative Atlantic Ocean
moralSymbolism goal of spiritual journey
reward for virtue
narrativeRole earthly paradise
final destination of St. Brendan’s voyage
oftenComparedTo Garden of Eden
Terra Repromissionis
surface form: Terrestrial Paradise
oftenIdentifiedWith Isle of the Blessed
surface form: Isle of the Blessed (in Christianized form)
partOf medieval Christian lore
relatedConcept New Jerusalem
surface form: Heavenly Jerusalem

Otherworld islands in Celtic tradition
Saints’ Rest
religiousTradition Christianity
medieval Latin Christianity
theologicalInterpretation allegory of monastic perfection
symbol of heavenly paradise
timePeriodOfLore Middle Ages
voyageContext mythical Atlantic voyage of St. Brendan

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St. Brendan the Navigator legendaryVoyageDestination Promised Land of the Saints
Terra Repromissionis alsoKnownAs Promised Land of the Saints