{"product_id":"saint-patrick-apostle-of-ireland","title":"Saint Patrick: Apostle of Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Hugh de Blácam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe mists of time \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eenshroud Saint Patrick of Ireland, obscuring the details of his life and work, blurring the lines between fable and fact. Yet few saints have attracted such lively interest and steadfast devotion down the centuries than the Apostle of the Emerald Isle. Honoring that interest and devotion, Hugh de Blácam brings the man who shepherded the Irish into the fold of the Church to life—not as mythic hero, but as a man in love with Christ and bound to preach His gospel. Like the Apostle Paul, Patrick’s was a “strong, fiery nature, ready to do all, dare all, and endure all for Christ.” Beginning with Patrick’s boyhood and enslavement, de Blácam then chronicles his commission as bishop to return to Ireland; his answer to the “voice of the Irish”; his casting down of pagan idols and contentions with kings and druids; and his unwavering confession that Christ is Lord and Ireland is Christ’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eI commend my soul to my most faithful God, whose ambassador I am in my \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003elowliness.… He knoweth that fully and greatly I desire and have been ready that \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe should grant me to drink of His cup, as He hath granted to others who love Him.\u003c\/em\u003e” (Saint Patrick)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“Under God’s providence,” wrote F. J. Sheed, “the Irish were born of St. Patrick, and after fifteen centuries every generation of them still bears his imprint.” First published in 1941, \u003ci\u003eSaint Patrick: Apostle of Ireland \u003c\/i\u003eis a testament to this truth, told with a charm, distinction, and power worthy of its saintly subject.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh de Blácam \u003c\/b\u003e(1891–1951) was an English-born Irish author and editor. A member of the Gae­lic League, he was a staunch republican and advocate for Irish independence from British rule. Inspired by the apologetical writings of G. K. Chesterton, he converted to the Catholic faith in 1913. His other works, Catholic in theme or topic, include \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Colmcille \u003c\/i\u003e(1929), \u003ci\u003eThe Saints of Ireland: Brigid and Columcille \u003c\/i\u003e(1942), and \u003ci\u003eGolden Priest \u003c\/i\u003e(1943), a drama on the martyrdom of St. Oliver Plunkett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685953829\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42861724008542,"sku":"978-1685953829","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/2929\/1614\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1227.jpg?v=1780986782","url":"https:\/\/nez-emporium.com\/products\/saint-patrick-apostle-of-ireland","provider":"Nez Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}