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The Lausiac History

by Palladius

The chronicle of a bishop who spent his time traveling from ascetic to ascetic listening to stories and documenting his time with them, the Lausiac History focuses on both those who fail and those who succeed in the ascetic life.

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English

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Ireland

Palladius was the first bishop of the Christians of Ireland, preceding Saint Patrick; the two were perhaps conflated in many later Irish traditions. He was a deacon and member of one of the prominent...

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