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Palladius (fl. AD 408–431; died c. 457/461) was the first bishop of the Christians of Ireland, preceding Saint Patrick. It is possible that some elements of their life stories were later conflated in Irish tradition. Palladius was a deacon and member of one of the prominent families in Gaul.
Palladius at Rome in 431, Celestine sent him as the first bishop to Ireland. Archbishop St. Cyril of Alexandria was entrusted with Nestorius’ recantation at the Council of Ephesus in 431. Celestine approved the council’s decision to anathematize, depose, and banish Nestorius, which caused a…
Palladius was consecrated by Pope Celestine, and sent as the first Bishop to the Irish believing in Christ. The definition of the first Bishop has been open for debate. Some believe Christianity was already being practiced in the southern area of Ireland thanks to St Ailbe of Emly, St Ciaran of Saigir, St Abban of Moyarny, and St Declan of Ardmore.
Palladius (d. p. 432), sent by Pope Celestine to the Irish as their first bishop, remains an elusive figure. He is first attested in the authoritative ‘Chronicon’ (contemporary from 434 to 455) of Prosper of Aquitaine, a pious layman closely involved with the theological controversies of the day.
Palladius, the earliest-named Christian missionary to Ireland, in the beginning of the 5th century.
Palladius (born c. 363, Galatia, Anatolia—died before 431, Aspuna) was a Galatian monk, bishop, and chronicler whose Lausiac History, an account of early Egyptian and Middle Eastern Christian monasticism, provides the most valuable single source for the origins of Christian asceticism.
Palladius was an early Irish missionary and the first bishop of Ireland. He was probably of British or Roman descent and the immediate predecessor to St. Patrick by about 30 years. He was possibly a deacon in Rome or, more likely, in Auxerre, France.
