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Author : Saint Patrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Christian saints
ISBN : BL:A0021866191
Author : John Skinner
Publisher : Image
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307768841
The autobiography of one of the most popular saints in history, now available in a new translation. Beyond being recognized as the patron saint of Ireland (perhaps for having chased some nonexistent snakes off the Emerald Isle), little else is popularly known about Saint Patrick. And yet, Patrick left behind a unique document, his Confession, which tells us much about both his life and his beliefs. This autobiography, originally written in the fifth century, and short by modern standards, is nonetheless a work that fascinates with its glimpse into the life of an intriguing man, and inspires with its testament of faith. Here, in this new edition from internationally acclaimed translator John Skinner, the character of Patrick, his era, and his world vividly come to life. Also included in this volume is the only other document known to have been written by Patrick, a letter he wrote to the soldiers of Coroticus--also Christians--who had raided parts of Ireland and taken away prisoners who were then sold into slavery. This letter is a wonderful demonstration of Patrick's rhetorical fire. Quite irate, Patrick harangues his fellow Christians, and the results are every bit as autobiographically revealing as the Confession. John O'Donohue, author of Anam Cara, provides an insightful foreword that re-creates the unique spirituality of Patrick and of the Irish people, and shows how it applies to our lives today.
Author : Saint Patrick
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1482046040
Contrary to what many people believe, The Confession of Saint Patrick is not an autobiography. There are some autobiographical elements contained within, but it's more of a long letter written towards the end of his life in defense of a personal attack made against him by those in a position of power and authority. The Confession is so steeped in theology and scripture that, even in modern times, Patrick's intelligence and education show through. Reading his Confession it becomes quite clear that no matter what else you might say about St. Patrick's intelligence or authority, he was definitely a person rooted in the Bible. St. Patrick's Confession will prove a good read for Christians and non-believers alike. Any good man's regrets, or his handle on his faith, should give anyone of conscience, pause for personal reflection. No man, save "the one", leaves this life "innocent of sin", and St. Patrick's Confession should endear him to everyone.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : CCEL
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781610251655
Author : Saint Patrick
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1516942205
In this book St. Patrick testifies to us of his conversion, trials, and tribulations in seeking, surrendering, and suffering for Christ. Even though most of us do not dare attempt to aspire to reach the heights of St. Patrick, it is important to realize that God made each and every person an individual - not to be like another - but rather to be like Christ. He made each person unique and endows each of us with different gifts and graces. This is why we study and admire other followers of Christ but we are not to try to be exactly like another. In growing in virtue - yes. But God has a very specific wills and assignments for each of us. Nevertheless it is helpful to study and reflect on the virtues of others like St. Patrick.
Author : Saint Patrick,Aeterna Press
Publisher : Aeterna Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
It has been remarked by Lord Bacon, in one of his happy illustrations, that time is like a river, which, as it flows on, bears on its surface only what is light and trivial, while all that is solid and valuable sinks beneath its waters. The history of St. Patrick is an instance of the truth of this observation; his real character was for ages unknown; his name was associated, in the popular belief, only with puerile fables and ridiculous miracles, and no one thought of doubting that the doctrines which he taught were those of the modern Church of Rome. Aeterna Press
Author : John Skinner
Publisher : Image
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998-02-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0385491638
The autobiography of one of the most popular saints in history, now available in a new translation. Beyond being recognized as the patron saint of Ireland (perhaps for having chased some nonexistent snakes off the Emerald Isle), little else is popularly known about Saint Patrick. And yet, Patrick left behind a unique document, his Confession, which tells us much about both his life and his beliefs. This autobiography, originally written in the fifth century, and short by modern standards, is nonetheless a work that fascinates with its glimpse into the life of an intriguing man, and inspires with its testament of faith. Here, in this new edition from internationally acclaimed translator John Skinner, the character of Patrick, his era, and his world vividly come to life. Also included in this volume is the only other document known to have been written by Patrick, a letter he wrote to the soldiers of Coroticus--also Christians--who had raided parts of Ireland and taken away prisoners who were then sold into slavery. This letter is a wonderful demonstration of Patrick's rhetorical fire. Quite irate, Patrick harangues his fellow Christians, and the results are every bit as autobiographically revealing as the Confession. John O'Donohue, author of Anam Cara, provides an insightful foreword that re-creates the unique spirituality of Patrick and of the Irish people, and shows how it applies to our lives today.
Author : Saint Patrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1547201290
Saint Patrick was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland. He is also venerated in the Anglican Communion, the Old Catholic Church and in the Eastern Orthodox Church as equal-to-the-apostles and Enlightener of Ireland.This volume contains The Confession of St. Patrick, an autobiography written in the fifth century. It provides details of his life and beliefs. This classic continues to fascinate and inspire many. The book also contains St. Patrick's Epistle to Coroticus; a letter written by Patrick after he had lived and worked as a bishop in Ireland for many years. It is a scathing letter St. Patrick wrote to British tyrant Coroticus and the British Christians condemning the kidnap and killing of Christian converts. St. Patrick repeatedly uses scripture to strengthen his argument against Coroticus and to implore his men and followers to change their ways. The volume also contains St. Fiech's Metrical Life of St. Patrick and Tripartite Life of St. Patrick: Parts I, II, and III.
Author : Saint Patrick
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1498178855
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1853 Edition.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Union catalogs
ISBN : UOM:39015082988018
Author : Saint Patrick
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 153016155X
Patrick was the son of a Romano-British Christian who lived somewhere in the north of what is now England. At sixteen years old he, and many other of his people, were taken captive into Ireland. What follows is his own story of his realisation of God's purpose for his life. In it he gives interesting and valuable insights into the workings of his personal faith in Jesus Christ, as well as into life in the fifth century. It also may be that this document was written partly for the purpose of responding to charges made against him by unspecified persons, in his later years. The date of Patrick's birth is not known, but it has been placed in the early years of the fifth century. His "saint's day" is celebrated on March 17th (most lustily and inappropriately in America), but it is doubtful that this is the actual date of his birth. There are two extant writings, both believed to be genuine, which are attributed to Patrick; the "Confession," and a letter to the British king, Coroticus. Patrick has been adopted, over the centuries, by Irish Catholics as one of their own, but the language of his "Confession" is free from any reference to Rome, the Pope, the Virgin Mary, church hierarchies or any of the other trappings of Roman Catholicism. Instead, it is a simple statement more consistent with a "New Testament-style," apostolic and evangelical Christianity.
Author : St. Patrick
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1523886439
IT has been remarked by Lord Bacon, in one of his happy illustrations, that time is like a river, which, as it flows on, bears on its surface only what is light and trivial, while all that is solid and valuable sinks beneath its waters. The history of St. Patrick is an instance of the truth of this observation; his real character was for ages unknown; his name was associated, in the popular belief, only with puerile fables and ridiculous miracles, and no one thought of doubting that the doctrines which he taught were those of the modern Church of Rome. Of late years, however, it has been otherwise, for extracts from his writings have been published, and other proofs given, that the popular traditions were unfounded, and he has been shown to have higher claims on our esteem and admiration that was at one time supposed. The source from which the most important evidence has been derived, is the Confession, which has been brought out of its obscurity, and many passages of great interest quoted from it, by various writers. But as these, however accurate they may be, will not supply the place of the work itself nor afford as satisfactory evidence to the inquirer, it cannot but be useful to render it accessible to the general reader, by means of an English translation; and to enable every one to judge for himself of the purity of the faith originally planted in Ireland. It was with this object that the following work was undertaken. The highest authorities at home and abroad consider it the genuine composition of St. Patrick. To this effect the learned Dr. O'Conor, when quoting the testimony of Mabillon in its favour, says, "with him agree Tillemont, Dupin, Ussher, and others, from whose judgment one should be rash, or rather mad, who would dissent, without the strongest reasons." To these may be added Sir H. Spelman, Dr. Petrie, who states it to be the general opinion of the learned, and Dr. Neander, whose valuable testimony is given in these words: "This work bears, in its simple, rude style, an impress that corresponds entirely to Patricius's stage of culture. There are to be found it in none of the traditions which, perhaps, proceeded only from English monks-nothing wonderful, except what may be very easily explained on psychological principles. All this vouches for the authenticity of the piece." The only writer of any learning who held a different opinion from these authorities, was Dr. Ledwich, who, having in his "Antiquities of Ireland," maintained the strange position, that no such person as St. Patrick ever existed, was obliged to treat this work as a forgery. His reasons for denying its authenticity are thus expressed: "No notice is taken of the education of our Apostle under St. Martin, Bishop of Tours, or his relationship to him; of his journeys on the Continent, and his advancement to the episcopate of Ireland by Pope Celestine." Now, to the former objections it is easy to reply, that the Confession is not a history of his life; and, therefore, we ought not to expect such details: and as to the last, so far from affording any ground for suspicion, it is one of the most satisfactory internal proofs of its authenticity; for, had it been a forgery of those later ages, when the mission of St. Patrick from Rome was invented, so important a circumstance in his history would not have been omitted. As Dr. Ledwich, when in search of objections to the Confession, could not find any better than these, it is evident that he was led to deny its authenticity, not by such frivolous pretences, but by his fancy that there was no such person as St. Patrick.
Author : Charles Bullock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555026760
Author : Saint Patrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1908388846
Born in Britain around 390 AD, St Patrick was taken as a slave to Ireland at the age of 16. Instigated by divine dreams, he escaped to his native land and became a priest until - obeying further dreams - he returned to Ireland as a bishop around 432, converting many and establishing the first Irish church at Armagh. He died in Down, around 460. 'The Confession of St Patrick' and 'Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus' are both written by the Saint himself. The 'Confession' was penned as a response to (unfounded) attacks on Patrick's integrity, while the 'Letter' derives from a slave-collecting attack undertaken by soldiers of the Scottish Christian King Coroticus, and reveals Patrick's incandescent rhetorical style. Both these unique documents open a window to the voice of the Saint, speaking more than 1500 years before our own time. 'The Tripartite Life' is late 9th century; it is the earliest example of Irish language hagiography, and is remarkable for the most famous poem about Patrick: the 'Lorica'. Its three parts are designed to be read consecutively over the three days of the Saint's festival.
Author : E. A. Thompson
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0851157173
Those who want to know what manner of man Patrick was, something about the Roman world in which he originated, and the problems he faced among the Irish will find this book helpful and satisfactory. Patrick is allowed to emerge from his own accounts. And what an impressive figure he was! TABLET Thompson has presented Patrician scholars with some intriguing new hypotheses in a field where hypotheses abound. These have the virtue of relying solely on the only reliable source bearing on Patrick, namely his own writings. HISTORY Everyone knows of St Patrick, but what do we know about him? Simply that it was he who 'converted the Irish to Christianity'. The strange fact is that for two hundred years or so after his death, although his name was remembered with respect, everything else about him was forgotten. E.A. Thompson pieces together the story of his life, drawing his evidence from the only real clues that exist, Patrick's own writings, not from the later Lives. He reveals him as coming from a well-to-do nominally Christian family in Britain, being captured by Irish raiders and forced into slavery in Co Mayo, converting to a most earnest Christianity, and eventually escaping from Ireland to the fulfilment of his calling. As a bishop, he is shown to have been a man of profound originality, and his writings -- his Confession and his Letter to Coroticus -- further display his character. It is no surprise that a host of legends became attached to his name, and the biography is completed with a look at some of those early legends.
