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Magnus Patricius: The remarkable life of St Patrick, the man
by Patrick G. Cox (Author)
$18.99
Magnus Scucatus Patricius, better known as Saint Patrick, was a real person, one far more human than the legends suggest. This fictional biography is based on his Confessio and his Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus.
Description
St Patrick is the most well-known saint in the world, but who was St Patrick, the man? Magnus Sucatus Patricius was born to a wealthy family of minor Romano-British nobility. Captured by the Scotti (the Irish) when he was sixteen, he endured six years of slavery before making his way to home and freedom. He eventually returned to minister to the people who had enslaved him. This young man of nobility and property foreswore everything—life, birthright, comfort, and home—to serve God. There were several attempts on his life and on his person, but he survived them all. Thanks to his writing, his is the one authentic voice we have from fifth-century Britain. Open the pages of Magnus Patricius: The Remarkable Life of St Patrick, the Man, and walk in his humble footsteps through slavery, freedom, marriage and fatherhood, and a ministry built on the practical expression of Christian faith and love.
Publisher Name : Gray Monk Publishing
Publication Year : 2018
ISBN : 978-0997602180
Reader Testimonials / Reviews :
Taffspride.
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book by Patrick G. Cox
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2017
Format: KindleVerified Purchase
I was delighted to find another novel by Author Patrick G. Cox. As I began reading, I could only admire how much research into Roman History and Celtic lore the author had done.
This latest story tells of the young boy of noble family, who was captured and taken to Ireland where he was held as a slave by the Irish and endured many hardships. Eventually, after many adventures he was able to make his way back to his own home-land where he enjoyed life in the Roman British style of the times. It was not until many years later he found his calling from God. He was to return to Ireland in order to serve the very people who had enslaved him.
Having grown up close to the ruins of a Roman Garrison town, I had learned much about the way of life during the tumultuous Roman occupation of Britain. The story of Magnus Patricius certainly puts the reader right there. I feel it will appeal to scholars of both Celtic and Roman History
