Book claims St. Patrick was born and raised in France not Britain

A guide by an creator based mostly in County Wicklow, claims that St. Patrick was born in France and never Britain.

‘Rediscovering Saint Patrick: A New Theory of Origins’ has just been published by Irish publisher Columba Press. The author, Church of Ireland clergyman Rev Marcus Losack claims he has unearthed evidence suggesting that Ireland’s patron saint has a “French connection”.

The guide is the fruit of 4 years of in depth analysis within the seek for proof to help the declare that St. Patrick was initially from Brittany, France.

“Our conventional understanding of St Patrick’s origins is mistaken,” he informed the Irish Independent, in 2013.

“This book challenges our traditional understanding of St Patrick and therefore the origins of the Irish Church. In a way, it also challenges our traditional understanding of our own heritage and culture,” Rev Losack mentioned.

Legend states {that a} man who introduced Catholicism to Ireland was captured by pirates in Britain and offered into slavery in Ireland.

“At that time, this place was called Bonavenna de Tiberio. In St Patrick’s Confession, he tells us he was taken captive when Irish pirates attacked his father’s house at ‘Bannavem Tiburniae’ in Latin.”

“The names bear an uncanny resemblance and three different place names talked about in St Patrick’s writings additionally tie in with areas across the Chateau de Bonaban.

After 4 years of analysis, Rev. Losack claimed St. Patrick got here Brittany not Britain.

“Patrick tells us that the Wood of Foclut was beside the Western Sea and most scholars have always thought that the Wood of Foclut was in Co Mayo. I would be challenging that now and suggesting that maybe it was in Brittany and that it was next to the place where he was taken captive and not where he was held captive in Ireland.”

Rev Losack mentioned: “The established concept which most students settle for is that he was taken captive from someplace in Britain – some say Scotland, others Wales and others say south-west England. But there has by no means been any actual proof offered to help that custom.”

When he visited Chateau de Bonaban close to St Malo in Brittany, the creator realized the positioning upon which the chateau was constructed contained stays relationship from the Roman period.

Local historical past suggests St. Patrick’s father Calpurnius, a Scottish noble settled there to keep away from Saxon forces who had been invading Britain.

“At that point, this place was known as Bonavenna de Tiberio. I used to be dumbfounded. In ‘St Patrick’s Confession’ he informed us he was taken captive when Irish pirates attacked his father’s home at ‘Bannavem Tiburniae’ in Latin.”

“What has been missing is really conclusive local evidence,” he defined

Rev. Losack known as for an archaeological excavation to be carried out on the positioning.

* Originally revealed in 2013, up to date in 2022.