Here is an informative talk on St. Patrick by Gary Hicks. He discusses how Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland and transformed Celtic Civilization.
"Slavery ended in medieval Europe only because the church extended its sacraments to all slaves and then managed to impose a ban on the enslavement of Christians (and of Jews). Within the context of medieval Europe, that prohibition was effectively a rule of universal abolition. "— Rodney Stark
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