Excerpt from St. Patrick and His Gallic Friends AT this present time, when the British and Irish tr00ps and our French allies are united in the field against a common foe, it is well to remember the early connexion between the Churches of Britain, Ireland, and Gaul. This little book has been written to remind all whom it may concern of the time when Gallican bishops came over to help the British Church in its difficulties, and when Gallican bishops educated, trained and consecrated a bishop who was afterwards universally regarded as the N ational Saint of Ireland. It is pleasant to think that British and Irish soldiers and sailors are at present giving their lives to save the ancient home of Martin, Honoratus, Germanns, Orientius, and other Gallican Saints, whose influence, direct and indirect, upon British and Celtic Christianity demands our lasting gratitude. In the following pages a short account will be given of some of these early Gallican teachers who generously assisted our native Churches in their struggle with paganism and heresy, and more particularly of the manner in which the mind and character of St. Patrick was moulded and developed under the kindly influence of the great teachers of the Gallic Church. Explanatory notes, authorities, and references are given at the end of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.