Saint Patrick, A. D. 493-1993
By: David N. Dumville, with Lesley Abrams ... [et al.].
Contributors: Dumville, David N.
Series: Studies in Celtic history,; 13
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Woodbridge, Suffolk; Rochester, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Patrick, Saint, 373?-463?; Christian saints -- Ireland -- Biography.; Ireland -- Church history -- To 1172.; Ireland -- History -- To 1172.
Description: A collection of essays ; includes Patrick's own account of his career, his impassioned apologia pro uita sua, and the later Irish sources which may not reveal much about Patrick but possibly contain material about Palladius, sent from Rome in AD 431 as first bishop for Irish Christians; the continuing mediaeval development of the legend and cult of St Patrick and other associated historical and literary-historical issues.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-316) and indexes.