The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick: Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings
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The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick: Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings
Patrick, Saint, 373?-463?
XXV How he Journeyed unto Rome, and was made a Bishop;
and of Palladius, the Legate of Ireland.
XXVI How he Saw and Saluted the Lord.
XXVII Of the Miraculous Voyage of the Leper.
XXVIII How he beheld Devils.
XXIX Of the River sentenced to perpetual Sterility.
XXX How the Dry Land was turned into a Marsh.
XXXI Of his coming into Ulidia, and of the Prophecy
of the Magicians on his coming.
XXXII How a Fierce Dog was suddenly Tamed;
of the Conversion of Dichu; and how a Fountain
rose out of the Earth.
XXXIII Of the Evil-doer Swallowed up by the Earth.
XXXIV Of the Aged Man restored unto his Youth.
XXXV Of the Death of Rius.
XXXVI Of the Death of Milcho.
XXXVII Of the Holy Mochna.
XXXVIII Of the Hostages of Dichu which were Freed by an Angel.
XXXIX Of Saint Benignus, and of the Prophecy which was made of him.
XL The Fire that was Lighted by Patrick.
XLI Of the Holy Man named Hercus.
XLII How the Magician was Destroyed.
XLIII Of the Miraculous but Terrible Rescue of Saint Patrick.
XLIV How the Saint Escaped the Deadly Snares.
XLV Of the Poison mingled in the Wine.
XLVI Of the Fantastic Snow.
XLVII How the Darkness was Dispersed.
XLVIII How the Magician and his Garment were consumed, and
Benignus and the Garment of St. Patrick preserved unhurt.
XLIX Of Many who were Swallowed up by the Earth, and how
the rest were Converted unto God.
L Of the Sisters and the Nephews of St. Patrick.
LI How Saint Lumanus Sailed against the Wind and the Stream.
LII How Forkernus and his Parents were Converted and Baptized.
LIII Of the Prophecy of St. Patrick on Coyrbre,
and of the Unfruitfulness of a River.
LIV Of Conallus, and of the Prophecy of Patrick concerning him.
LV Of the Altar of Saint Patrick.
LVI Of the Images destroyed from Heaven, and
of the Fountain produced from the Earth.
LVII How the Darkness was Dispersed.
LVIII Of the Virgins who went unto Heaven.
LIX Of the Magician Struck by Lightning,
and of Twelve Thousand Men Converted unto Christ.
LX Of another Magician whom the Earth swallowed up.
LXI How another Magician is Sunken up to the Ears,
and again is Raised up.
LXII How a huge Stone was raised by the Saint.
LXIII How the Women were raised from Death.
LXIV Two Women who were pregnant are with their Infants
rescued from Death unto Life.
LXV How he builded a Church of Clay alone.
LXVI Of the two Rivers, Dubh and Drobhaois.
LXVII Of the Voice that issued from the Sepulchre.
LXVIII Of his Journey, and of his manifold Miracles.
LXIX The Prophecy of the Saint Concerning Dublinia;
and the Sick Man cured.
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