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Derrynaflan Paten Late-Eighth / Early-Ninth Century

Where was the Derrynaflan Paten disovered?

Derrynaflan, Co. Limerick
Clonmacnoise, Co. Leitrim
Derrynaflan, Co. Tipperary

What was the Derrynaflan Paten thought to have been designed for?

To hold communion during mass
A drinking vessel
To hold the sacred host during mass

What does the Paten contain references to?

Redemption, Eucharist, the baptism and beasts from the Book of Genesis
Redemption, Eucharist, the baptism and beasts from the Book of New Testament
Redemption, Eucharist, the baptism and beasts from the Book of Old Testament

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Derrynaflan Paten Late-Eighth / Early-Ninth Century

Where was the Derrynaflan Paten disovered?

What was the Derrynaflan Paten thought to have been designed for?

What does the Paten contain references to?