39. St Patrick: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
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Fin and Damian explore the life of St Patrick, his early days, and his impact on Ireland.
As the Irish communities prepare to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, Fin and Damian look at who he was and what we know about his life. From his early days in the late Roman Empire to his time in Ireland as a slave and his role in conversion Ireland to Christianity. Terry O’Hagan’s Vox Hiberionacum https://voxhib.com St Patrick Dictionary of Irish Biography Entry https://www.dib.ie/biography/patrick-patricius-patraic-padraig-a7225 Flechner, R. (2019) Saint Patrick Retold: The Legend of Ireland's Patron Saint Pilgrimage in Medieval Ireland Website https://pilgrimagemedievalireland.com/ Test of St.Patrick's Confessio https://www.confessio.ie/etexts/confessio_english Test of St Patrick's Letter to Corotocus: https://www.confessio.ie/etexts/epistola_english Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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