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The Church Fathers · c. 680–700
The Life of Patrick
Muirchú moccu Machtheni · 7th century
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What it is
Patrick recast as a wonder-worker confronting druids at the court of the high king at Tara, in a contest of fire and darkness.
Why it lasted
The source of nearly everything popularly believed about Patrick, and a document of Armagh's claim to primacy over the Irish church.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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