Ireland's saint
Subtitle: the essential biography of St. Patrick
By: by J.B. Bury ; edited with introduction and annotations by Jon M. Sweeney
Contributors: Sweeney, Jon M., 1967- editor; Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell), 1861-1927
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Brewster, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781612613338
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Christian saints; Biography; Church history
Description: Explore how Patrick came to be Ireland's Saint. He was taken from his home in England and dragged across the sea to the Emerald Isle. Eventually he escaped and traveled on the European continent, lived for a while as a monk, and then returned as a missionary to the people who had enslaved him. The story of St. Patrick's life is full of Druids and sorcery, tribal leaders and ancient curses, and the flowering of Ireland.
Notes: Rev. ed.: The life of St. Patrick and his place in history, 1905.

First printing this format.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index.
Table of contents: 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.