The Life of St. Patrick and His Place in History

"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. 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

Patrick's Place in History