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• St Patrick's Purgatory — For the mediaeval account of the Knight Owein s visit to Lough Derg see; Legend of the Purgatory of St. PatrickSt. Patrick s Purgatory is an ancient pilgrimage that has taken place on Station Island in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland. The… …   Wikipedia

• St. Patrick's Purgatory —     St. Patrick s Purgatory     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Patrick s Purgatory     Lough Derg, Ireland. This celebrated sanctuary in Donegal, in the Diocese of Clogher, dates from the days of St. Patrick, but it is also known as the Lough Derg …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint Patrick for Ireland — is a Caroline era stage play, written by James Shirley and first published in 1640. It is notable as an early development in Irish theatre.The play was written and performed during Shirley s stay in Dublin in the years 1637 ndash;40. Shirley, one …   Wikipedia

• purgatory — /perr geuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. purgatories, adj. n. 1. (in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment that,… …   Universalium

• Saint Patrick — For other uses, see Saint Patrick (disambiguation). Saint Patrick Honored in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodoxy Anglican Communion Lutheran Church Major …   Wikipedia

• History of Purgatory — The Roman Catholic tradition of purgatory has a history that dates back, before Jesus, to the worldwide practice of praying for and caring for the dead. The same practice appears in other traditions, such as the medieval Chinese Buddhist practice …   Wikipedia

• Purgatoire de Saint Patrick — En Irlande, sur l île de Lough Derg, Donegal, existe ce qu on appelle le Purgatoire de Saint Patrick, en anglais St Patrick s Purgatory …   Wikipédia en Français

• St. Patrick —     St. Patrick     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Patrick     Apostle of Ireland, born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387; died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, 17 March, 493.     He had for his parents Calphurnius and… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Legend of the Purgatory of St. Patrick — L Espurgatoire Seint Patriz or The Legend of the Purgatory of Saint Patrick is a 12th century poem by Marie de France. It is an Old French translation of a Latin text Tractacus de Purgatorio Sancti Patricii by the monk Henry of Saltrey. [Jenkins …   Wikipedia

• Purgatorium des heiligen Patrick — oder Fegefeuer des heiligen Patrick ist mehrdeutig. Es bezeichnet: einen christlichen Wallfahrtsort auf Station Island im Lough Derg, County Donegal, Irland, siehe Saint Patrick s Purgatory (en) Tractatus de Purgatorio Sancti Patricii, ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia