The Lives of the Saints, Volume 03 (of 16): MarchBaring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Religion
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 03 (of 16): March
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Christian saints
S. Patrick, finding his efforts for the conversion of Milcho
unavailing, returned to the district in which Dichu resided, and
remained there for several days, preaching the Gospel with great
success. One of his principal converts on this occasion was Ross, son
of Trichem, who lived near the present town of Downpatrick. In this
neighbourhood he met a youth, called Mochoe, whom, after instruction,
he baptized and tonsured, thus dedicating him to the ecclesiastical
state. He also gave him the book of the Gospels and some sacred
vessels. This must not, however, be understood as having all taken
place during the present stay of S. Patrick at Lecale.
S. Patrick resolved on celebrating the Easter of 433 near Tarah, where
the princes and nobles of the whole kingdom were to be assembled
about that time. He, therefore, left his friend and convert, Dichu,
and sailing southwards, arrived at Colp, in the mouth of the Boyne,
and leaving his boat there, set out with his companions on foot for
the plain of Bry, in which the city of Tarah was situated. On their
way they passed the night in the house of a man of substance, named
Seschuen, who became obedient to the faith, and was baptized, with all
his house, by S. Patrick. A son of his, whom at his baptism our saint,
considering his sweet disposition, called Benignus, became so attached
to him that he insisted on accompanying S. Patrick, and he became one
of the saint's most favourite disciples, and was afterwards consecrated
archbishop of Armagh. It is not, however, to be supposed that the
baptism of Seschuen and his family was accomplished on that occasion,
but probably took place after the Paschal solemnity, which was near at
hand.
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