Pope Celestine blesses Saint Patrick, wood engraving, published 1883 插畫檔

Pope Celestine I gives Saint Patrick his blessing. Pope Celestine I (c. 376 - 432) was the bishop of Rome from 422 to his death. Celestine's tenure was largely spent combatting various ideologies deemed heretical. He is one of the saints and promoted the Church's doctrine of Mary as the Mother of God. Saint Patrick of Ireland (ca. 400 - 461 or 493) was a Roman-British Christian missionary and is considered a national saint in Ireland. Wood engraving, published in 1883.