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Life of St. Declan of Ardmore (Author: Patrick Power)
chapter 10
On the road through Italy Bishop Declan and
Patrick met. Patrick
was not a bishop at that time, though he was (made a bishop)
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subsequently by Pope Celestinus, who sent him to preach to the Irish.
Patrick was truly chief bishop of the Irish island. They bade
farewell to one another and they made a league and bond of mutual
fraternity and kissed in token of peace. They departed thereupon
each on his own journey, scil.:—Declan to Ireland and Patrick to
Rome.