Saint Patrick Retold : : The Legend and History of Ireland's Patron Saint / / Roy Flechner.

A gripping biography that brings together the most recent research to shed provocative new light on the life of Saint PatrickSaint Patrick was, by his own admission, a controversial figure. Convicted in a trial by his elders in Britain and hounded by rumors that he settled in Ireland for financial g...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2019]
©2019
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.) :; 9 b/w illus. 2 maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations and Maps
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Patrick of Legend and of History
  • 1. Patrick's Britain
  • 2. Patrick's Ireland
  • 3. Captivity
  • 4. Religion in Britain and Ireland
  • 5. The Missionary Life
  • 6. Imagining Patrick in the Middle Ages
  • Epilogue: Remembering Saint Patrick
  • Cited Scholarship and Further Reading
  • Index