The Lion and the Cross

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Publication Year:
2016

ISBN-13: 9781480417830

<DIV><B>The man who would become Ireland&rsquo;s beloved patron saint confronts his destiny during the tumultuous Dark Ages in this vibrant, enthralling novel</B><BR /><BR /> In 410 CE, arrogant sixteen-year-old Magonus Sucatus Patricius denounces Christianity as a religion for cowards when the Roman legions withdraw, leaving Britain vulnerable to raiders from the west. Determined to wield a sword despite being the grandson of a priest, the affluent young man is taken captive by barbarians and sold into slavery to a cruel Irish king. On a mountaintop in Eire, a shepherd strips him of his grand Roman name and calls him Padraic, marking him a man of no consequence.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Set against the magnificent backdrop of ancient Ireland and based on available historical facts, Saint Patrick&rsquo;s <I>Confession</I>, and Celtic myth, this gripping novel follows Patrick as he finds his faith while fighting to escape bondage in Eire. Friendship with a king, love for a queen, and enmity with the druids who fear his God will embroil him in a civil war in a land from which he will struggle to flee&mdash;only to be called to return.<BR /><BR /> &#160;</DIV>