Today is St. Patrick’s Day, the day we remember the death of a slave turned missionary in the late 4th/early 5th century. Probably his most famous quote:

“Daily I expect murder, fraud or captivity, but I fear none of these things because of the promises of heaven. I have cast myself into the hands of God almighty who rules everywhere”

Some Academic Resources on St. Patrick:

• The Book of Letters of Saint Patrick the Bishop by D. R. Howlett 
• The Life and Legend of St. Patrick: Problems of Modern Scholarship by Ludwig Bieler (1949)
• The Problem of St. Patrick by James Carney (1973)
• Saint Patrick: His Origins and Career by R.P.C. Hanson (1997)
• Saint Patrick A.D. 493-1993 by D. N. Dumville (1993)