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He was ordained by St. Germanus, the Bishop of Auxerre, whom he had studied under for years. Later, Patrick was ordained a bishop, and was sent to take the Gospel to Ireland. He arrived in Ireland March 25, , at Slane. One legend says that he met a chieftain of one of the tribes, who tried to kill Patrick.
Patrick converted Dichu the chieftain after he was unable to move his arm until he became friendly to Patrick. Patrick began preaching the Gospel throughout Ireland, converting many. He and his disciples preached and converted thousands and began building churches all over the country.
Patrick by now had many disciples, among them Beningnus, Auxilius, Iserninus, and Fiaac, all later canonized as well. Patrick preached and converted all of Ireland for 40 years. He worked many miracles and wrote of his love for God in Confessions. After years of living in poverty, traveling and enduring much suffering he died March 17, He found a ship ready to set sail and after some rebuffs was allowed on board.
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We meet with him at St. It was probably in the summer months of the year , that Patrick and his companions landed at the mouth of the Vantry River close by Wicklow Head. But Patrick was not disheartened.
The intrepid missionary resolved to search out a more friendly territory in which to enter on his mission. He rested for some days at the islands off the Skerries coast, one of which still retains the name of Inis-Patrick, and he probably visited the adjoining mainland, which in olden times was known as Holm Patrick. Patrick's foot upon the hard rock — off the main shore, at the entrance to Skerries harbour. Continuing his course northwards he halted at the mouth of the River Boyne. Leaving one of his companions to continue the work of instruction so auspiciously begun, he hastened forward to Strangford Loughand there quitting his boat continued his journey over land towards Slemish.
He had not proceeded far when a chieftain, named Dichu, appeared on the scene to prevent his further advance. Milchu, in a fit of frenzy, gathered his treasures into his mansion and setting it on fire, cast himself into the flames.
An ancient record adds: Returning to Saul, St. Patrick to the chieftain, "he shall be heir to my sacred mission. It was on this second solemn occasion that St. Patrick, popularly known as "St. Meanwhile the national games were being celebrated a few miles distant at Tailten now Telltown in connection with the royal feast.
He would himself visit the other territories. Astonished at the vision that presented itself to them, the royal maidens cried out: Are ye phantoms, or fairies, or friendly mortals?
Patrick said to them: The maidens, as if with one voice and one heart, said: And when he had instructed them he said to them: It was precisely upon that hill thus fixed by St. Iserninus, had the rich valley of the Liffey assigned to them. Patrick's primary care was to gather the ruling chieftains into the fold.
This was granted, and scarcely had they set out when a well-directed thrust of a lance pierced the heart of the devoted charioteer, who thus, by changing places, saved St. Patrick next proceeded to Munster. Aengus bore the pain unmoved. The ancient Life attests: Meanwhile he instructed Loarn in the rudiments of learning and piety.
His disinterestedness is specially commemorated. Deux autres biographies virent le jour en , elles aussi anonymes. Sa date tardive explique sans doute sa virulence: La Vita beati P. Dans les deux cas, le portrait du diacre est identique: Vie du Bienheureux Fr.
De cette union naquirent deux enfants: Il est dit en Seigneur de Brancourt et du Muyre.
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