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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U492

U492.0

Kalends of January fourth feria, sixteenth of the moon. AD 491, [AM] 4696.

U492.1

The Irish state here that Patrick the Archbishop died.

    1. 1] Three score years (we deem it few)
      2] And an mystic nine,
      3] Patrick spent preaching in Ireland
      4]
      [...]
      with many miracles.
And Vincent in the Speculum Historiarum states that Patrick spent four score years in Ireland preaching and that at Patrick's request God restored to life 40 persons; he founded 365 churches and created the same number of bishops, as well as 3000 priests; and he baptized 12,000.


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