MAKE A MEME View Large Image Ortelius 1592 St Patrick's Purgatory Map.jpg St Patrick's Purgatory as shown on a map by Abraham Ortelius in 1592 Derived from this image The inscription attached to Lough Derg reads <poem> Purgatorium S Patritij huius Diui precibus hoc ...
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Keywords: Ortelius 1592 St Patrick's Purgatory Map.jpg St Patrick's Purgatory as shown on a map by Abraham Ortelius in 1592 Derived from this image The inscription attached to Lough Derg reads <poem> Purgatorium S Patritij huius Diui precibus hoc loco à Deo constitutum Syl Gyraldus </poem> This can be translated to The Purgatory of Saint Patricius whose prayers in this place prompted its establishment by God according to Sylvius Gyraldus The inscription and the associated translation were taken from http //www orteliusmaps com/book/ort22 html this page at Ortelius Maps 1592 creator Abraham Ortelius PD-old-100 St Patrick's Purgatory Old maps of Ireland
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