HANSON, R.P.C. - Saint Patrick: His Origins and CareerOxford, Oxford University Press / Sandpiper Books. 1997, Reprint. (ISBN: 0198266162) Hardcover. Book, [This] ..scholarly study of St. Patrick confronts the controversies surrounding the saint and makes a searching examination of the evidence in each case. It beguns with description of the historical background to Patrick's origins and education: late 4th-5th century Britain and the British Church in the 6th century. There follow detailed studies of the sources for Patrick' writings and history..the questons of whether he was a monk, the nature od his Latin, and the much disputed matter of his dates..and Hansons own assessment of him as an historical figure. 217p. appendices,bibliography, index. Orignally published in 1968, and now reprinted for Sandpiper Books. New/New. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.5 | £UK 26.25 | JP¥ 5107] Book number 34279is offered by:
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