Saint Patrick retold : the legend and history of Ireland's patron saint
by Flechner, Roy, 1975- (Author)
Summary
A gripping biography that brings together the most recent research to shed provocative new light on the life of Saint Patrick. Saint Patrick was, by his own admission, a controversial figure. Convicted in a trial by his elders in Britain and hounded by rumors that he settled in Ireland for financial... Full description
- 1. Patrick's Britain
- 2. Patrick's Ireland
- 3. Captivity
- 4. Religion in Britain and Ireland
- 5. The Missionary Life
- 6. Imagining Patrick in the Middle Ages.