St. Patrick, His Writings and Life

by Newport J. D. White

Publishers:

SPCK; Macmillan Co.

, 1920

Overview

After a general introduction discussing the various issues involved in determining the dates of Saint Patrick’s life and other background information, Newport J. D. White provides translations from Latin of the two surviving writings of Saint Patrick: The Confession and The Letter. These are accompanied by introductions and notes to aid the reader in grasping the background and significance of this well-known, but little-understood, figure from ancient church history. Newport then provides an introduction to, and translation of, the Lorica of Saint Patrick, a medieval hymn said to be penned by the saint for the protection of him and his monks. Newport then provides a translation of the Sayings of Patrick from the Book of Armagh. Newport ends this volume with an introduction to, and translation of, the biography of Saint Patrick by the seventh-century Irish historian Muirchu.

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Key Features

• Features translations of two of Saint Patrick’s writings
• Provides an overview of the life and important dates of Saint Patrick
• Includes a translation of a seventh-century biography of the Saint

Contents

• Introduction to the Confession
• The Confession
• Introduction to the Letter
• The Letter
• Introduction to the Lorica of St. Patrick
• The Lorica of St. Patrick
• Sayings of St. Patrick
• Introduction to Muirchu’s Life of St. Patrick
• Book I
• Book II

Top Highlights

“‘Lo, thy ship is ready.’ And it was not near at hand, but was distant” (Page 36)

Product Details

• Title: St. Patrick, His Writings and Life
• Author: Newport J. D. White
• Series: Translations of Christian Literature, Series V: Lives of the Celtic Saints
• Publisher: SPCK
• Publication Date: 1920
• Pages: 142

About Newport J. D. White

Newport J. D. White (DD) (1860–1963) was Archbishop King’s Professor in the University of Dublin, Canon of Saint Patrick’s, and librarian of Archbishop Marsh’s Library, Dublin. In addition to works on Saint Patrick, White also wrote the commentary on First and Second Timothy and Titus in the Expositor’s Greek Testament, vol. 4.