Foraanan, the primate, fled; and the pagan sea-kong, entering the cathedral, seated himself on the Primatial throne, and had himself proclaimed archbishop.
"Irish Race in the Past and the Present"
Aug. J. Thebaud
A man, stained with the blood of so many prelates and priests, seated on the Primatial throne of the country in sheer derision of their most profound feelings; his pagan wife ruling over the city which the virgins of Bridget, the spouses of Christ, had honored and sanctified so long; their religion insulted by those who tried to destroy it-how could such a state of things be endured by the whole race, not yet reduced to the condition to which so many centuries of oppression subsequently brought it down!
"Irish Race in the Past and the Present"
Aug. J. Thebaud
The Queen raised him to the Primatial see of Toledo, which carried with it his elevation to the Roman purple.
"Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings"
Francis Augustus MacNutt