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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Letter to the soldiers of Coroticus canonical | 3 |
| Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus | 2 |
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Target entity: Letter to the soldiers of Coroticus Context triple: [Saint Patrick, notableWork, Letter to the soldiers of Coroticus]
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Target entity: Letter to the soldiers of Coroticus Target entity description: 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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A.
The Forty-Five Guardsmen
The Forty-Five Guardsmen is a historical adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas that continues his Valois trilogy, dramatizing the intrigues and power struggles in late 16th-century France.
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B.
Pro Rege
Pro Rege is a multi-volume theological work by Dutch theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper that explores the kingship of Christ over every sphere of life.
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C.
In Pace Decus, In Bello Praesidium
"In Pace Decus, In Bello Praesidium" is the Latin motto of the Virginia Military Institute, expressing its ideals of honor in peace and steadfast protection in war.
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D.
Newburgh Letters
The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Book of Glory
The Book of Glory is the second major section of the Gospel of John that focuses on Jesus’ final teachings, passion, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his glorification through these events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century text
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Christian letter ⓘ open letter ⓘ pastoral letter ⓘ |
| addresseeDescription | soldiers of a British warlord named Coroticus ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Coroticus
ⓘ
Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| audienceType |
Christian community
ⓘ
secular military followers of Coroticus ⓘ |
| author | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | non-biblical Christian text ⓘ |
| condemns |
enslavement of Irish Christians
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massacre of newly baptized Irish Christians ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 5th century ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalFunction | exercise of episcopal authority ⓘ |
| ethicalStance |
defense of Christian converts
ⓘ
opposition to slave-raiding ⓘ |
| genre | Christian polemical writing ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Christian mission in Ireland ⓘ |
| importance |
early Christian condemnation of slavery
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major source for the life of Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epistle ⓘ |
| mainAddressee | soldiers of Coroticus ⓘ |
| mentions | newly baptized Irish Christians ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
justice
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repentance ⓘ solidarity with persecuted Christians ⓘ |
| originalRegion | insular Christian world ⓘ |
| placeAssociated |
Great Britain
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surface form:
Britain
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 ⓘ |
| religiousFigureDepicted |
Saint Patrick
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surface form:
Saint Patrick as bishop
|
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | post-Roman Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| survivesAs | medieval manuscript copies ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Western Christianity
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surface form:
Latin Christianity
|
| topic |
Christian ethics
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ecclesiastical discipline ⓘ persecution of Christians ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| transmission | preserved in later hagiographical collections ⓘ |
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