EARLY CELTIC CHURCHES OF BRITAFN^ AXD IRELAND. 211 



The Emperor Caracala early in the third century made all the 

 subjects of the Roman Empire Roman citizens ; therefore there was 

 no distinction in the early part of the third century between native 

 Britons and Roman subjects ; but still no doubt many of the native 

 Britons clung to their customs, and when Maximus endeavoiured 

 to assert his rival claim to the Empire at the time Miss Hull speaks 

 of, he led over a large British army, which shows how Roman the 

 British were by that time. 



In keeping with this, Miss Hull mentions several missionaries 

 who had Roman and British names. St. Patrick's name of Succat 

 was British. 



As the Chairman has gone, we are, I am sure, indebted — greatly 

 indebted — to Miss Hull for the manner in which she has laid the 

 subject before us. She has given us an immense deal of useful 

 information, together with illustrations by means of beautiful 

 views. 



Miss Hull. — I have nothing very much to reply to. The 

 questions are very large. The question of the Eastern origin of 

 the Celtic Church is a very important one. There are Eastern 

 peculiarities, but I think that until the Biblical Texts and the 

 Western Liturgies have been thoroughly examined we cannot come 

 to a definite conclusion about origins. 



With regard to married monks, there were a large number of 

 lay people living under some sort of general monastic rule, both 

 married and single, but very few, if any, of the monks were married. 

 They passed in as students, but did not all become professed monks 

 or " regulars." 



As to the Cjuestion about St. Patrick being a Roman citizen^ 

 there is no doubt whatever of this ; he himself boasts of the fact. 

 His father exercised a civil magistracy under the Roman Empire, 

 and I think that would be a very strong reason for believing that 

 the son was a Roman citizen. 



The Bangor I spoke of — only once, I think — was neither of the 

 two Bangors mentioned. It was a third Bangor, Bangor Mor in 

 County Down. It was from there that the service book, The 

 Antiphona/nj of Bangor, went out to Bobbio. 



I am obliged to you all for your kindness. 



