Saint Patrick
Author of The Confession of Saint Patrick and Letter to Coroticus
About the Author
St. Patrick, the "Apostle of Ireland," was born in Britain. At age 16 he was captured by Irish pirates and carried into slavery in Ireland, where he labored in bondage for several years. He eventually escaped and returned to Britain, where he trained for the Christian ministry. At some point show more Patrick was sent to Ireland, where he spent the rest of his life evangelizing, conciliating local chieftains, ordaining clergy, and organizing the common life of monks and nuns. The few facts known about Patrick were embellished by his biographers in the Middle Ages. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Associated Works
The Divine Office, Volume 1: Daily Prayer for Advent, Christmastide and Weeks 1-9 (1974) — Contributor — 190 copies, 1 review
The Liturgy of the Hours According to the Roman Rite (Volume III: The Weeks of the Year 6 - 34) (1974) — Contributor — 69 copies
Witness of the Saints: Patristic Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours (2012) — Contributor — 25 copies, 1 review
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- Canonical name
- Patrick, Saint
- Other names
- Patrick of Ireland
- Birthdate
- 387 (approximate)
- Date of death
- 493 (approximate)
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Britain (birth)
Ireland - Birthplace
- Britain
- Places of residence
- Armagh, Ireland
- Occupations
- Bishop
Missionary
Slave - Organizations
- Roman Catholic Church
- Short biography
- Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of the island along with Saints Brigit and Columba.
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The Confession of Saint Patrick and Letter to… by John Skinner
This book is great on two levels, first as a spiritual classic and secondly, though perhaps surprisingly as a Historical source.
Patrick's spiritual journey and insights are both fascinating and challenging, and the information he gives on the governing and ecclesiastical authorities in post-roman Britain hardly suggest a society that was in terminal decline.
The Confession also shows that Christianity was well established in the 5th century, and that British Chrisitians of the period had far more than just a crude and rudimentary grasp of Christianity.
Quite to the contrary, the British clergy had a good knowledge of theology and the Bible, as well as connections with the continent.
Thier 'problem' was that many of them did not like the idea of sharing Christianity to 'barbarians' outside the Empire, and so did not support Patrick's missionary efforts.
If you want to know about British Christianity before Augustine this book is a must-read.
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Patrick's spiritual journey and insights are both fascinating and challenging, and the information he gives on the governing and ecclesiastical authorities in post-roman Britain hardly suggest a society that was in terminal decline.
The Confession also shows that Christianity was well established in the 5th century, and that British Chrisitians of the period had far more than just a crude and rudimentary grasp of Christianity.
Quite to the contrary, the British clergy had a good knowledge of theology and the Bible, as well as connections with the continent.
Thier 'problem' was that many of them did not like the idea of sharing Christianity to 'barbarians' outside the Empire, and so did not support Patrick's missionary efforts.
If you want to know about British Christianity before Augustine this book is a must-read.
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