"The Life of St. Patrick and His Place in History" is the first truly authoritative biography of Saint Patrick's life and a well researched study of the times in which he lived in. Saint Patrick was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland. Contents: - On the Diffusion of Christianity Beyond the Roman Empire - The Captivity and Escape of Patrick - In Gaul and Britain - Political and Social Condition of Ireland - In the Island-Plain, in Dalaradia - In Meath - In Connaught - Foundation of Armagh and Ecclesiastical Organisation - Writings of Patrick, and His Death - Patricks Place in History