St. Patrick's Purgatory

A Medieval Pilgrimage in Ireland
Book • 1917
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Patrick's Purgatory is a legendary site on Station Island in Lough Derg, Ireland, where pilgrims would undergo spiritual trials.

The story is rooted in medieval texts, such as the 'Treatise of St. Patrick's Purgatory', which describes a knight's journey through purgatory.

This site has been a significant pilgrimage destination for centuries, blending Christian and pagan legends.

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Mentioned by Jacob Abel as a text likely composed in Anglo-Norman French toward the end of the 12th, beginning of the 13th century.
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as a medieval account of experiences in St. Patrick's Purgatory, later influencing Dante's Divine Comedy.
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