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'Muirchu moccu Machtheni' (Latin: Maccutinus), usually known simply as 'Muirchu', was a seventh-century Irish historian and Leinster monk.
He is best known for his ''Vita sancti Patricii'' or ''Life of Saint Patrick'', one of the first accounts of that famous fifth-century Catholic saint, and which credits Patrick with the conversion of Ireland in advance of the spread of monasticism. This work was dedicated to Bishop Aed of Slébte. While several miraculous episodes are included, the work is probably "as accurate as can be expected given the sources available"[1]
Muirchu was also the author of a Life of Saint Brigid.
1. Grugel, L. "Review of St Patrick, His Writings and Muirchu's Life" ''The History Teacher'', page 598, 1979.
★ Tírechán
★ Book of Armagh
★ Hood, A. (trans.) (1978) ''St Patrick : his writings and Muirchu's "Life"'' London: Phillimore.
★ O'Leary, A. "An Irish Apocryphal Apostle: Muirchú's Portrayal of Saint Patrick" ''Harvard Theological Review'' '89' (1996).
Muirchu and his Sources by Fabio P. Barbieri
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| Bibliography |
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Works
He is best known for his ''Vita sancti Patricii'' or ''Life of Saint Patrick'', one of the first accounts of that famous fifth-century Catholic saint, and which credits Patrick with the conversion of Ireland in advance of the spread of monasticism. This work was dedicated to Bishop Aed of Slébte. While several miraculous episodes are included, the work is probably "as accurate as can be expected given the sources available"[1]
Muirchu was also the author of a Life of Saint Brigid.
References
1. Grugel, L. "Review of St Patrick, His Writings and Muirchu's Life" ''The History Teacher'', page 598, 1979.
See Also
★ Tírechán
★ Book of Armagh
Bibliography
★ Hood, A. (trans.) (1978) ''St Patrick : his writings and Muirchu's "Life"'' London: Phillimore.
★ O'Leary, A. "An Irish Apocryphal Apostle: Muirchú's Portrayal of Saint Patrick" ''Harvard Theological Review'' '89' (1996).
External Links
Muirchu and his Sources by Fabio P. Barbieri
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