Letter to the soldiers of Coroticus
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Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus is an early Christian letter by Saint Patrick condemning the enslavement and massacre of newly baptized Irish Christians by the soldiers of a British warlord named Coroticus.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
5th-century text
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Christian letter → open letter → pastoral letter → |
| addresseeDescription |
soldiers of a British warlord named Coroticus
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| associatedPerson |
Coroticus
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Saint Patrick → |
| audienceType |
Christian community
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secular military followers of Coroticus → |
| author |
Saint Patrick
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| canonicalStatus |
non-biblical Christian text
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| condemns |
enslavement of Irish Christians
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massacre of newly baptized Irish Christians → |
| dateWritten |
5th century
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| ecclesiasticalFunction |
exercise of episcopal authority
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| ethicalStance |
defense of Christian converts
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opposition to slave-raiding → |
| genre |
Christian polemical writing
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| historicalContext |
early Christian mission in Ireland
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| importance |
early Christian condemnation of slavery
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major source for the life of Saint Patrick → |
| language |
Latin
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| literaryForm |
epistle
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| mainAddressee |
soldiers of Coroticus
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| mentions |
newly baptized Irish Christians
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| moralTheme |
justice
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repentance → solidarity with persecuted Christians → |
| originalRegion |
insular Christian world
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| placeAssociated |
Britain
NERFINISHED
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Ireland → |
| purpose |
to denounce violence against Irish converts
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to excommunicate the perpetrators of the massacre → to urge repentance by Coroticus and his soldiers → |
| relatedWork |
Confessio of Saint Patrick
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| religiousFigureDepicted |
Saint Patrick as bishop
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| setting |
post-Roman Britain and Ireland
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| survivesAs |
medieval manuscript copies
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| theologicalTradition |
Latin Christianity
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| topic |
Christian ethics
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ecclesiastical discipline → persecution of Christians → slavery → |
| transmission |
preserved in later hagiographical collections
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Saint Patrick
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notableWork |
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Confessio
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relatedWork |