Development of the
Rosary
A very popular devotion among
Roman Catholics is the rosary.
The rosary enjoys a very rich and
interesting history.
Ireland 800-900 AD
Historians trace the origin of the Rosary back to
ninth century
Ireland. Today, as then, the 150 Psalms of the
Bible, The Book
of Psalms of King David, were an important form of
monastic
prayer. Monks and clergy recited or chanted the
Psalms as a
major source of hourly worship.
People living near the monasteries realized the
beauty of
this devotion. But unable to read or memorize the
lengthy
Psalms, the people were unable to adapt this form of
prayer for
their use.
