Philip Freeman earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University and holds the Orlando W. Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College. He is the author of over a dozen books on the ancient and medieval world and has been a visiting scholar at the Harvard Divinity School and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

Anyone interested in the Celtic past or in ancient Ireland will find this a book to treasure. The classical scholar Philip Freeman gives a clear insight into St Patrick's world through new and vibrant translations from early Christian Ireland ... The journey through this book is well worth while.

• Preface ; Map ; Saint Patrick's Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus ; Saint Patrick's Confession ; The First Synod of Saint Patrick ; The Hymn of Saint Secundinus ; Saint Patrick's Breastplate ; Muirchu's Life of Saint Patrick ; The Life of Saint Brigid ; The Voyage of Saint Brendan ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Philip Freeman earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University and holds the Orlando W. Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College. He is the author of over a dozen books on the ancient and medieval world and has been a visiting scholar at the Harvard Divinity School and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

Anyone interested in the Celtic past or in ancient Ireland will find this a book to treasure. The classical scholar Philip Freeman gives a clear insight into St Patrick's world through new and vibrant translations from early Christian Ireland ... The journey through this book is well worth while.

• Preface ; Map ; Saint Patrick's Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus ; Saint Patrick's Confession ; The First Synod of Saint Patrick ; The Hymn of Saint Secundinus ; Saint Patrick's Breastplate ; Muirchu's Life of Saint Patrick ; The Life of Saint Brigid ; The Voyage of Saint Brendan ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Philip Freeman earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University and holds the Orlando W. Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College. He is the author of over a dozen books on the ancient and medieval world and has been a visiting scholar at the Harvard Divinity School and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

Anyone interested in the Celtic past or in ancient Ireland will find this a book to treasure. The classical scholar Philip Freeman gives a clear insight into St Patrick's world through new and vibrant translations from early Christian Ireland ... The journey through this book is well worth while.

• Preface ; Map ; Saint Patrick's Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus ; Saint Patrick's Confession ; The First Synod of Saint Patrick ; The Hymn of Saint Secundinus ; Saint Patrick's Breastplate ; Muirchu's Life of Saint Patrick ; The Life of Saint Brigid ; The Voyage of Saint Brendan ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index