The Life of St. Patrick and His Place in History
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The Life of St. Patrick and His Place in History is by J. B. Bury. The preface says the subject attracted the writer’s attention not as an important crisis in the history of Ireland but, in the first place, as an appendix to the history of the Roman Empire.
The text says that for the church in Ireland, just as for the churches in Gaul or in Spain, the Roman see was both a court of appeal and the one authority to which recourse could be had. The text says that words ascribed to Patrick in the legend seem to reflect the true tradition that Loigaire remained a pagan. The text says that myths which are significant and characteristic are nearly contemporary, arising within the radius of the personality to which they relate, and names the tale of Patrick’s first Easter in Ireland and his dealings with the king.
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- J. B. Bury
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- 287
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- English
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- European History
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