Friday, 25 March 2016

Jocelin and his Vita Patricii: 'undervalued for far too long'

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We conclude the octave of posts in honour of the feast of Saint Patrick with a final tribute to Jocelin of Furness and his Life of Patrick...
Thursday, 24 March 2016

Saint Patrick's Aunt

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We have seen that Jocelin's Life of Saint Patrick provided our patron with an extended family, with an emphasis not on the line of t...
Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Saint Patrick Heals His Sister Lupita

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As we have already seen, Jocelin's Life of Saint Patrick supplies our patron with a trio of sisters and goes on to name their offspring ...
Tuesday, 22 March 2016

How Saint Lumanus Sailed against the Wind and the Stream

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Yesterday we were introduced to the extended family of Saint Patrick as recorded by Jocelin of Furness in his Life of the saint. Today we ...
Monday, 21 March 2016

Extending Saint Patrick's Family

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The Life of Saint Patric k by Jocelin of Furness added to the stock of stories surrounding our patron saint. This included the developm...
Sunday, 20 March 2016

Saint Patrick: An Acceptable Saint in 12th-century England

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As we have just witnessed the annual and ever-growing phenomenon of Saint Patrick's Day being celebrated all over the world (and not jus...
Saturday, 19 March 2016

Jocelin's Secular Patron: John de Courcy

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We continue the series of posts on the Life of Saint Patrick by Jocelin of Furness with a look at the secular authority who commissioned ...
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