The Life of St. Patrick and His Place in History

by J. B. Bury

Publishers:

Macmillan and Co.; Macmillan Co.

, 1905

Overview

As a historian deeply interested in Saint Patrick, but unable to cut through the mystery and controversy of his life and work, Professor J. B. Bury set out to produce an extensive and informed biography of Saint Patrick that would shed light on this significant figure. This methodical examination of Saint Patrick scholarship was intended to present an unbiased look at the fragmented history of Saint Patrick and to sketch a more objective portrait of the man.

Bury begins with a discussion of the spread of Christianity beyond the Roman Empire to set the context of Saint Patrick’s life. The majority of the volume is then spent tracing the life of Saint Patrick from his parentage to his captivity and escape, and on to his journey into the ministry that brought him back to Ireland, where he was formerly enslaved. In addition to a detailed account of the various events in the life and ministry of Saint Patrick, Bury also discusses the political and social climate of Ireland. Bury then discusses the various writings of Saint Patrick and his place and significant in history. Several appendices, including bibliographical information and excurses, are also included.

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Key Features

• Examines the life and times of Saint Patrick
• Discusses the significance of Saint Patrick’s ministry in relation to history
• Details the political and religious situations of Ireland

Contents

• On the Diffusion of Christianity beyond the Roman Empire
• The Captivity and Escape of Patrick
  • Parentage and Capture
  • Captivity and Escape
• In Gaul and Britain
  • At Lérins
  • At Home in Britain
  • At Auxerre
  • Palladius in Ireland (AD 431–432)
  • Consecration of Patrick (AD 432)
• Political and Social Condition of Ireland
• In the Island-Plain, in Dalaradia
• In Meath
  • King Loigaire’s Policy
  • Legend of Patrick’s Contest with the Druids
  • Loigaire’s Code
  • Ecclesiastical Foundations in Meath
• In Connaught
• Foundation of Armagh and Ecclesiastical Organisation
  • Visit to Rome (circa AD 441–443)
  • Foundation of Armagh (AD 444)
  • In South Ireland
  • Church Discipline
  • Ecclesiastical Organisation
• Writings of Patrick, and His Death
  • The Denunciation of Coroticus
  • The Confession
  • Patrick’s Death and Burial (AD 461)
• Patrick’s Place in History

Product Details

• Title: The Life of St. Patrick and His Place in History
• Author: J. B. Bury
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication Date: 1905
• Pages: 404

About J. B. Bury

John Bagnell Bury (1861–1927) was Regius Professor of Modern History at King’s College in the University of Cambridge. He received five honorary doctorates from the Universities of Oxford, Durham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. He was a member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences and a fellow of Trinity College at the University of Dublin and King’s College at the University of Cambridge.