Radical Legacy

Much will be written at this site on the impact of Patrick, but Dr. Michael Haykin at The Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies, writes a nice post at Historia ecclesiastica about this figure.   He concludes the post with Patrick’s view of legacy:

“Such are some of the key aspects of the long-range legacy of the mission of Patrick, who had simply come to Ireland to pass on his faith in the “One God in the Trinity of the Holy Name” to the Irish. As he wrote in Confession 14, tying faith in the Trinity and his mission together:

In the light, therefore, of our faith in the Trinity I must make this choice, regardless of danger I must make known the gift of God and everlasting consolation, without fear and frankly I must spread everywhere the name of God so that after my decease I may leave a bequest to my brethren and sons whom I have baptised in the Lord—so many thousands of people.[30] “ 

Read the whole post here: http://www.andrewfullercenter.org/index.php/2007/03/376/

HT: Historia eccleciastica