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The real St. Patrick
| Fri, 03-17-2006 - 9:25am |
Top o' the morning to all of you! ;-) I just copied this from an email from BeliefNet; haven't even actually read it myself yet.
The Real Saint Patrick
Though shamrocks and snakes weren't part of his ministry, the saint touched hearts across a spectrum of beliefs.
Interviewed by Manya Brachear
Maire B. de Paor, who goes by her patron saint's name Sister Declan, is an Irish religious scholar who has published numerous books on Gaelic Christianity. In "Patrick: The Pilgrim Apostle of Ireland," Paor chronicles the life of the legendary patron saint.
Kidnapped as a teenager, Patrick was smuggled to Ireland and enslaved. He became a shepherd and prayed for his release for six years. Once freed, he returned to evangelize his pagan captors. Until recently, many believed Patrick was a barely literate rustic. In her book, Paor seeks to uncover the true "poet and apostle" Patrick as revealed through his two major literary works, the Confessio and the Epistola. During her first visit to the U.S., Paor talked with Beliefnet's Manya Brachear about the life behind the legend.
Kidnapped as a teenager, Patrick was smuggled to Ireland and enslaved. He became a shepherd and prayed for his release for six years. Once freed, he returned to evangelize his pagan captors. Until recently, many believed Patrick was a barely literate rustic. In her book, Paor seeks to uncover the true "poet and apostle" Patrick as revealed through his two major literary works, the Confessio and the Epistola. During her first visit to the U.S., Paor talked with Beliefnet's Manya Brachear about the life behind the legend.
Here's the link for the rest of the story: http://www.beliefnet.com/nllp/Inspiration.aspx?WT.mc_id=Inspiration02&date=03-17-2006






What an AMAZING man!