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Ireland's Saint

The Essential Biography of St. Patrick
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The most important biography of St. Patrick of Ireland--now in PB! Explore Patrick's place in history, the spread of Christianity beyond the Roman Empire, how Patrick first came to Ireland, the influence of the earlier Palladius on Patrick's work, political and social conditions at that time, and the spiritual battles with the Druids. This 21st century edition now includes notes from other biographers, mystics, historians, and storytellers of Ireland. "Bury proves to be more than a mere dry historian; he turns out to be a fine storyteller as well, and his accounts of Patrick's spiritual duels with Druid priests for the heart and mind of the Irish king are quite gripping." --History Book Club "Editor-writer Sweeney gives Bury's 1905 biography of the legendary St. Patrick a greater contemporary context in this meticulously researched and presented work.... Bury wrote what Sweeney calls the 'ideal modern biography' of Patrick.... Sweeney assembles and rearranges material from Bury's original work and incorporates more of Patrick's own words, from his Confession and Letter against Coroticus. Sweeney's light edits to Bury's text clarify exactly what Patrick did in Ireland, noting that although he did convert some pagan kingdoms, he also was responsible for organizing Christians who were already there and connecting the island with the church of the Roman Empire." --Publishers Weekly

Author Biography

J. B. Bury(1861-1927) was an Irish historian, and an expert on the Greek and Roman Empires, the Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University, and the author of many scholarly works, including History of the Later Roman Empire (still in print), Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians (recently reissued), and the present biography of St. Patrick. Jon M. Sweeney is best known for his editing of Sabatier's classic biography, The Road to Assisi: The Essential Biography of St. Francis, which sold more than 40,000 copies and was a featured selection of The History Book Club and Book-of-the-Month Club.
Release date Australia
December 31st, 2009
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  • General (US: Trade)
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  • Edited by Jon M. Sweeney
Country of Publication
United States
Imprint
Paraclete Press
Pages
205
Publisher
Paraclete Press
Dimensions
155x230x15
ISBN-13
9781557256829
Product ID
3942690

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