The Life of St. Patrick and His Place in History - J. B. Bury

The Life of St. Patrick and His Place in History

By J. B. Bury

  • Release Date: 2010-10-13
  • Genre: Christianity

Description

"The Life of St. Patrick and His Place in History" is the first truly authoritative biography of Saint Patrick's life and a well researched study of the times in which he lived in. Saint Patrick was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland.
Contents:
On the Diffusion of Christianity Beyond the Roman Empire
The Captivity and Escape of Patrick
In Gaul and Britain
Political and Social Condition of Ireland
In the Island-Plain, in Dalaradia
In Meath
In Connaught
Foundation of Armagh and Ecclesiastical Organisation
Writings of Patrick, and His Death
Patricks Place in History