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Saint Patrick
A fifth-century missionary and bishop, he became the central figure in Ireland’s Christian story and one of its best-known saints. His own surviving writings still give a rare first-person glimpse of his life, faith, and years of captivity before his return to Ireland.
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Omnia Opera Sancti Patricii
by Saint Patrick
De Tribus Habitaculis Liber
by Saint Patrick
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Born in Roman Britain, Saint Patrick was taken to Ireland as a teenager and enslaved there for several years. After escaping and returning home, he later went back to Ireland as a missionary, and tradition came to remember him as the "Apostle of Ireland."
What makes Patrick especially compelling is that, unlike many early saints, he left writings of his own. In works usually known as the Confessio and the Letter to Coroticus, he describes his captivity, his religious calling, and his efforts to defend the people he served.
Over time, stories and symbols gathered around him, from shamrocks to snakes, and his feast day on March 17 became famous far beyond Ireland. Even so, the strongest picture of Patrick comes from the simple, determined voice found in his surviving writings.