Ireland's saint
Subtitle: the essential biography of St. Patrick
By: J.B. Bury ; introduction and notes by Jon M. Sweeney.
Contributors: Bury, J. B. 1861-1927.
Edition: [New ed.].
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Brewster, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781557255570
Subjects: Patrick, -- Saint, -- 373?-463?; Christian saints -- Ireland -- Biography; Ireland -- Church history -- To 1172
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Rev. ed.: The life of St. Patrick and his place in history, 1905.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / by Jon M. Sweeney; title: Patrick's place in history; title: The spread of Christianity beyond the Roman Empire; title: How Patrick came to Ireland; title: Captivity and escape; title: Sojourn in Gaul and back to Britain; title: Palladius and Patrick; title: Political and social conditions at that time; title: The first mission; title: Legends of Patrick and the Druids; title: Early conversions and communities; title: Preaching and legends in Connaught; title: Visit to Rome; title: The preeminence of Armagh; title: Cloisters and chieftains; title: His denunciation of Coroticus and the confession; title: The real and the mythic Patrick; title: Death and burial.