Muirchu moccu Machtheni

Muirchu moccu Machtheni

Muirchu moccu Machtheni (Latin: Maccutinus), usually known simply as Muirchu, was a seventh-century Irish historian and Leinster monk.

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He is best known for his Vita sancti Patricii or Life of Saint Patrick, one of the first accounts of the famous fifth-century saint, and which credits Patrick with the conversion of Ireland in advance of the spread of monasticism. This work was dedicated to Bishop Aed of Slébte. While several miraculous episodes are included, the work is probably "as accurate as can be expected given the sources available"[1]

References

  1. ^ Grugel, L. "Review of St Patrick, His Writings and Muirchu's Life" The History Teacher, page 598, 1979.

See also

Bibliography

  • Hood, A. (trans.) (1978) St Patrick : his writings and Muirchu's "Life" London: Phillimore.
  • O'Leary, A. "An Irish Apocryphal Apostle: Muirchú's Portrayal of Saint Patrick" Harvard Theological Review 89 (1996).

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