Thank you for a great look in to our St. Patty's story. :-)
I am a little confused on the (approximate after all) dates though. On this page I read that he passed away around ~AD493.
Now - I keep coming up with AD ~386 for the year of his birth [+/- a year or three]. This makes me wonder about the date reported (~AD493) in this great write-up for his death.
The year I usually see tossed around is closer to AD ~461 .... putting his age at death around 75 years. I am not trying to be pedantic - I'm genuinely confused about this and don't know which is (closer to) right. Having said that, this (ÃÛÌÒÁµÈË) is the only page I have seen that puts St. Patrick's death so near to the end of the fifth century, which doesn't necessarily make it wrong. Among the other sources, most had the "feel" of religious sources, meaning they may originate from a singular religious info-source, thus reducing or negating the perceived reliability, blablah. . How certain are we here at ÃÛÌÒÁµÈË of our research findings?
To be clear, I've not performed exhaustive searches, I've found about five separate sources that list his life as ~AD386 to ~AD461 or thereabouts, and this informative almanac.com entry ;-)
Apologies for being "that guy" - but it is honestly a matter of me wanting to know. Perhaps ÃÛÌÒÁµÈË.com researched more intelligently, or discovered some convincing documentation that supports the later date for St. Patty's passing - I certainly don't know who's right. In any event, thank you for a thoughtfully presented and engaging article. :-)
Thank you for a great look in to our St. Patty's story. :-)
I am a little confused on the (approximate after all) dates though. On this page I read that he passed away around ~AD493.
Now - I keep coming up with AD ~386 for the year of his birth [+/- a year or three]. This makes me wonder about the date reported (~AD493) in this great write-up for his death.
The year I usually see tossed around is closer to AD ~461 .... putting his age at death around 75 years. I am not trying to be pedantic - I'm genuinely confused about this and don't know which is (closer to) right. Having said that, this (ÃÛÌÒÁµÈË) is the only page I have seen that puts St. Patrick's death so near to the end of the fifth century, which doesn't necessarily make it wrong. Among the other sources, most had the "feel" of religious sources, meaning they may originate from a singular religious info-source, thus reducing or negating the perceived reliability, blablah. . How certain are we here at ÃÛÌÒÁµÈË of our research findings?
To be clear, I've not performed exhaustive searches, I've found about five separate sources that list his life as ~AD386 to ~AD461 or thereabouts, and this informative almanac.com entry ;-)
Apologies for being "that guy" - but it is honestly a matter of me wanting to know. Perhaps ÃÛÌÒÁµÈË.com researched more intelligently, or discovered some convincing documentation that supports the later date for St. Patty's passing - I certainly don't know who's right. In any event, thank you for a thoughtfully presented and engaging article. :-)
Stephen Sean
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