St. Patrick - The Life and Legacy

"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