Ireland's Saint: The Essential Biography of St. Patrick - Hardcover

Bury, J. B.

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9781557255570: Ireland's Saint: The Essential Biography of St. Patrick

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ISBN 10: 1557255571 ISBN 13: 9781557255570

Publisher: Paraclete Press, 2008

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Discover how a boy became devoted to the people who enslaved him, returned to their shores, and changed Ireland forever...

He was taken from his home in England and dragged across the sea to Ireland. When he escaped, he traveled on the European continent, lived for a while as a monk, and then returned as a missionary to the people who had enslaved him.

Many legends surround the life of St. Patrick. He competed with Druids and negotiated with tribal leaders. He traveled all over the emerald isle bringing both Christianity and the Roman Empire to its shores. J. B. Bury, the first modern biographer of St. Patrick, sought to find the man beneath the layers of myth and legend. Explore Patrick’s place in history, the influence of earlier Christians on Patrick’s work, the political and social conditions in the Roman Empire at that time, and much more.

This new edition of Bury’s classic biography has been re-edited, introduced by Jon M. Sweeney, and includes sidebar notes from other biographers, mystics, historians, and storytellers of Ireland.

Praise for Jon M. Sweeney’s biography of St. Francis of Assisi:

“There is no sounder introduction to Francis’ life.” – Catholic News Service

“This new and updated edition...is nothing short of astonishing in its power to touch the heart and revive the soul.” –St. Anthony Messenger

“Sweeney achieves a fine balance between excellent scholarship and sweet accessibility for every average reader.” –Walter Wangerin, Jr.

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Discover how one man became devoted to the people who enslaved him and changed Ireland forever.

Explore the life of St. Patrick---a story full of Druids and sorcery, tribal leaders and ancient curses, and the flowering of Ireland. J.B. Bury, the first modern biographer of the great saint, sought to find the man beneath the layers of myth and legend. Now, Jon M. Sweeney introduces Bury's classic biography for twenty-first-century readers, including sidebar notes from other biographers, mystics, historians, and storytellers of Ireland.

About the Author:

J. B. Bury (1861-1927) was an Irish historian and an expert on the Greek and Roman Empires. He grew up in County Monaghan the son of an Anglican rector and was made a fellow of Trinity College in Dublin at the young age of 24. In 1902, Bury was appointed the prestigious Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University, a position which he held until his death. He wrote many scholarly works, including History of the Later Roman Empire, Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians, and this biography of St. Patrick of Ireland.

Jon M. Sweeney is an editor and writer best known for his editing of Paul Sabatier's classic biography, The Road to Assisi: The Essential Biography of St. Francis, which has sold more than 40,000 copies, and was a featured selection of The History Book Club and Book-of-the-Month Club. He lives in Vermont.

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