Does anyone know who the real Saint Patrick was and what he did?

Question

I know, i'm just curious as to how many others do without looking at the link I provided.


http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11554a.htm

Answer 1

I don't know who he was, but if I remember correctly, he was a priest... What I do know for certain is that he was celebrated for getting the snakes out of ireland.

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Very cool, thanks for the education.

Answer 2

Saint Patrick
Saint / Holiday Figure
St. Patrick is revered by Catholics for establishing Christianity in Ireland during the fifth century AD. The precise dates and details of his life are unclear, but some points are generally agreed: as a teen he was captured and sold into slavery in Ireland, and six years later he escaped to Gaul (now France) where he later became a monk. Around 432 he returned to Ireland as a missionary and succeeded in converting many of the island's tribes to Christianity. Late in life he wrote a brief text, Confessio, detailing his life and ministry. His feast day, March 17, is celebrated as a day of Irish pride in many parts of the world.
Extra credit: A popular folk tale says that St. Patrick chased all snakes from Ireland, but there is no historical basis for this story... Another folk tale, that he used shamrocks to teach about the holy Trinity, is also generally agreed to be a myth... In Gaelic the saint's name is Padraig.

Answer 3

St. Patricks was not born in Ireland, but in Britain .A band of pirates landed in south Wales kidnapped St. Patrick at 16 and brought him to Ireland.He escaped six years after, He later returned to his parents' home in Britain, and then to France.


There he joined a monastery and studied under St. Germain,the bishop of Auxerre.He spent around 12 years in training and then went back to Ireland and tried to convert the Druids to Christianity. Indeed, Patrick was quite successful at winning converts. Chasing the snakes out of Ireland. Meaning:(Snakes' is double-speak for 'Druids'.). The druids are the ones who gave Ireland it's name Irlanda. They were forced of their land by a christian who was'nt even born there.

Instead of worshiping this person who took away our ancesters rights and beliefs maybe we should boot it and worship a more deserving person such as Vercingetorix. Vercingetorix ('King of a hundred battles')began raising his forces in the winter of 52 BC, while Caesar was in Cisalpine Gaul. He faced some initial resistance
from the nobles of the Arverni, including his uncle Gobanito, but raised an army of the poor,overthrew his opponents. He fought for his peoples rights and never try to convert people to his believes which consited of giving thankss to mother earth by doing nature ceremonies.

This the way I feel.The same thing is happing in the United States to day. Pagans, Witches, Wiccans and anyone else who does no believe and practices Christianity is perscuted for their beliefs and mistreated. Does anyone else feel this is wrong? If so stand up for your rights and be proud of what you are and what you believe in. Don't give these Bigots the satisfaction to thinking their believes are the only way to go. No one knows untill we get to that place, and no one knows if we will return.




"Bring Back The Blessed Snakes

That's my 2 cents

Answer 4

St. Patrick was born and lived on the West cost of Wales. He was born into a very wealthy family, his father was very powerful! At the age of 12 he was kidnapped by Irish pirates, he was brought to Ireland and was sold as a slave. He worked with sheep on a mountain in county Antrim/Carlow. One night when asleep he had a vision of Gog telling him to escape the following night.
He left the mt. the following night as "told" and stowed onto a ship leaving for Wales. When he got home he had another vision to become a priest and to convert Irish people to Christianity.

He became a priest and returned to Ireland he travelled the country converting the people to Christianity. He lived the rest of his life in ireland and died there.


Born in Wales but lived all his life in Ireland.
he is Irish

Answer 5

First off, I am Irish. Second off, I am Pagan. That being said, I think he was a wretched man that drove off many of my ancestors from their homeland, because they did not believe in what he believed. The "snakes" he drove off were the Pagans, and in his doing so, ultimately lead to the death of many Pagan Irish. I'm proud of my heritage, not this Christian background and horrid man that everybody celebrates. If I get smashed, it's because of the fact that he died, and is probably doing his time in whatever he believes his darkness to be.

Answer 6

St. Patrick got all the snakes out of Ireland!

Answer 7

St.Patrick was a great man who converted lots of Catholics to Christians basically he was a pastor he used the shamrock to explain to the Catholics that Jesus is one person (the stem) and like the clover he is many things (The Father,The son,and the holy spirit

Answer 8

Snakes. Nuff said.

Answer 9

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick