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St. Patrick of Ireland: A Biography

3 Ratings: 4.3
A book by Philip Freeman

Born to an aristocratic British family in the fifth century, Patrick was kidnapped by slave raiders at age 15 and sold to an Irish farmer. After six years of tending sheep he escaped, walked 200 miles to a port city he had seen in a dream, and sailed … see full wiki

Author: Philip Freeman
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, History
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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review by . September 16, 2008
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Slight but well-researched and -written biography of St. Patrick. The little reliable history and biography of St. Patrick is based on two surviving letters he wrote. But the amazing thing is he lived from approximately 390-360 AD, and his letters and what little we know about him are the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world.    And forget St. Patrick's Day and four-leaf clovers and everything else you think you know about Patrick. His life was at once more …
review by . January 11, 2009
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Biographies of people lost in legend and myth can be infuriating, and I was curious to see what could be inferred about St. Patrick from the thin material available. This little book turned out to be a happy surprise. Classics professor Philip Freeman bases Saint Patrick of Ireland on two extensive letters written by Patrick and on the known context of the times. It delivers everything it promises and is an absorbing read. (I actually listened to the audio--more on that later.)    This …
review by . February 20, 2008
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There certainly is a very large amount of information packed into a very small book (by comparison) here. This is an excellent work for those who have been curious, or are curious, about this famous Irish Saint, yet who are not so curious that they want to dig through a mind numbing academic work which would be better than xanax to provide a good nap. I am one of those people and I am one who greatly appreciated this work. In other areas of history, yes, I want something more in depth, but not on …
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