The Two Patricks

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The Two Patricks is a scholarly work that challenges traditional accounts of Saint Patrick by arguing for the existence of two distinct historical figures behind the Patrick legend.

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instanceOf historical study
scholarly work
aimsTo reconstruct the historical origins of the Patrick tradition
argument the traditional single Saint Patrick figure is a conflation of two individuals
challenges traditional accounts of Saint Patrick
examines chronological inconsistencies in Patrick sources
hagiographical traditions about Patrick
historical sources on Saint Patrick
textual evidence for multiple Patricks
field Christian history
early Irish history
hagiography studies
focusesOn existence of two distinct historical figures behind Saint Patrick
genre religious history
scholarly monograph
influenced modern debates about the historicity of Saint Patrick
language English
mainSubject Patrick legend NERFINISHED
Saint Patrick NERFINISHED
perspective revisionist account of Patrick’s life
proposes two separate historical Patricks
questions unity of the traditional Patrick biography
topic Irish Christianity
late Roman and early medieval Britain and Ireland
typeOfWork critical re-evaluation of traditional hagiography

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T. F. O'Rahilly notableWork The Two Patricks