This post is part of an ongoing series on the Scriptures of Saint Patrick of Ireland.

Dioceses of Roman Empire, c. 300
A second part of “The Patrick Problem” involves geography: the question of whether Patrick was trained in Gaul. As with Patrick’s chronology, there are three basic answers to this query: first, that Patrick visited Gaul but did not train there; second, that he never visited or trained in Gaul; third, that he was trained in Gaul. Continue reading