 Like the saint's own name, Restitutus was a popular Late Latin name in Christian Europe, but in this case there is no way of telling whether Patrician historians were using genuine information or filling in gaps in the saint's genealogical dossier.Some scholars have suggested that Secundinus preceded Saint Patrick in Ireland.In his lecture "The Two Patricks", O'Rahilly argues that Secundinus, possibly a native of northern Italy (see above), was one of three bishops who arrived in Ireland in 439 to assist Palladius, whose mission had begun in 431 and who was known in Ireland as "Patricius" (leading to confusion with the later Saint Patrick).