How is it that in Ireland, where they never had any knowledge of God but, always, until now, cherished idols and unclean things, they are lately beco… - Saint Patrick

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How is it that in Ireland, where they never had any knowledge of God but, always, until now, cherished idols and unclean things, they are lately become a people of the Lord, and are called children of God; the sons of. the Irish and the daughters of the chieftains are to be seen as monks and virgins of Christ.

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About Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick (c. 385 – March 17, 462, 492, or 493) was a Christian bishop and missionary, and is the patron saint of Ireland. (Accounts of his birth and death dates vary widely; some place his birth as early as 371 or as late as 387, and some his death as early as 461 or as late as 493)

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Also Known As: Apostle of Ireland
Alternative Names: Patricius Magonus Succetus St. Patrick St Patrick Patrick Enlightener of Ireland Maewyn Succat Cothirthiacus Saint Patrick of Ireland St. Patrick of Ireland
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Because of all this, I am at a loss to know whether to weep more for those they killed or those that are captured: or indeed for these men themselves whom the devil has taken fast for his slaves. In truth, they will bind themselves alongside him in the pains of the everlasting pit: for "he who sins is a slave already" and is to be called "son of the devil."

The monasteries established in Ireland were rather institutions for educating clergy and others, than what is now understood by the term, and they appear to have been nearly the same as our colleges, in which the professors are generally unmarried.

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