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St. Patrick

"The more reliable sources indicate clearly that the conversion of the Irish to Christianity was the result of two missions, one in succession to the other, in the fifth century"- Discuss
This statement has been discussed between many biographers in the 20[th]/21[st] Century. The two missions discussed have been Patrick's mission and Palladius's mission to convert the Irish to Christianity. It has been argued that either Palladius arrived in Ireland after Patrick and continued on from his work or that Patrick arrived in Ireland after Palladius and he continued on from Palladius's work. This essay will discuss different points of views on the arrival of Christianity to Ireland, and will ...

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the first bishop of Ireland. Many biographers believe that there were Christians in Ireland before the arrival of Patrick therefore indicating that maybe Palladius did arrive before Patrick. However there is no other source to back up this statement.
Unlike Palladius, Patrick is well known for his work and contribution to Ireland. Patrick has left behind two writings, the Confesssio(declaration) and the Epistola(letter). The annals record Patrick's arrival to Ireland in 432. Therefore, suggesting that Palladius did arrive before Patrick. Unfortunately the Anals were written in the sixth century, that contained details and information that happened fifty to five hundred years before hand therefore the Anals are completely unreliable. However, there are many reasons why we should believe that Patrick arrived in Ireland early in the fifth century. Dumville states that Patrick came from a high status family with his father being a deacon and a decurion and his grandfather being a ...

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Added: 4/17/2012 04:15:26 PM
Submitted By: caz_hotlipz
Category: Biographies
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