soldiers of Coroticus
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The soldiers of Coroticus were British warriors, some likely Christian, criticized by Saint Patrick for participating in slave raids and the killing and enslavement of newly baptized Irish converts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| soldiers of Coroticus canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of warriors
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| accusedBy | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| activity |
killing of newly baptized Irish Christians
ⓘ
raiding Irish territories ⓘ taking captives as slaves ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Coroticus
ⓘ
surface form:
Coroticus, a British ruler
|
| associatedWithEvent | enslavement of Irish neophytes ⓘ |
| condemnedIn | early Christian literature ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| country |
sub-Roman Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Sub-Roman Britain
|
| employer | Coroticus ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
British people
ⓘ
surface form:
Britons
|
| hasMember |
Christian warriors
ⓘ
non-Christian warriors ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Confessio of Saint Patrick
ⓘ
surface form:
writings of Saint Patrick
|
| historicalStatus | poorly documented group ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Brittonic
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
|
| mentionedIn |
Letter to the soldiers of Coroticus
ⓘ
surface form:
Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus
|
| moralAssessmentBySaintPatrick |
allies of pagans
ⓘ
apostates ⓘ |
| moralJudgmentInTradition | example of Christian complicity in slavery ⓘ |
| notableWork | enslavement of Irish converts ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Irish Christian communities
ⓘ
Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| participantIn |
raids on newly baptized Irish Christians
ⓘ
slave raids on Ireland ⓘ |
| persecuted | Irish Christians ⓘ |
| regionOfOperation | Irish Sea region ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
paganism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century ⓘ |
| typeOfCrime |
massacre of converts
ⓘ
slave-taking ⓘ |
| victimOf | condemnation by Saint Patrick ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus