I know a bit about him,like,people say that he was know for getting rid of all the snakes from Ireland.But,can anyone post the story on what he did besides getting rid of all the snakes that made him the patron saint of Ireland OR is that the real reason why?
2007-03-17 13:19:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick was actually (as far as anyone knows) born in Britain around 389 AD. His father was a christian official of the Roman Empire. Patrick was kidnapped at 16 and taken to Ireland to be a shepard. He suffered many hardships and after having a vision, eventually made his way back to Britain. Later, in another vision , he was told to return to Ireland as a missionary. He studied for the priesthood in France and became a bishop. He returned to Ireland with a group of missionaries where he spent about 30 years converting pagans to Catholicism, building churches and baptizing thousands. Eventually he resigned as bishop of Armagh and moved north to Saul where he died in 461 AD. It is believed that he taught the holy trinity using the three leaf clover and drove all the snakes out of Ireland as an example of Gods power. The shamrock became the symbol of Ireland. St. Patrick's feast day is March 17th.
2007-03-17 13:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Saint Patrick was the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland who is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland. The story holds that he converted the warrior chiefs and princes, baptizing them and thousands of their subjects in the "Holy Wells" that still bear this name.
2007-03-17 13:26:23 · answer #2 · answered by kathy p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...The Patron Saint of Ireland... wayyyy back in about 460 ad he was taken to Ireland from England... (not sure why) and history has it , he loved Ireland and somehow drove all the bad snakes out of the land... So today, some of "us" celebrate his deeds with a green-beer bash and hooop it up
2007-03-17 13:25:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A saint named Patrick that some say is Italian and some say is Irish.
2007-03-17 13:22:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
patron saint of green beer
2007-03-17 13:21:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out wikipedia
2007-03-17 13:21:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to www.msn.com, there is a story on the front page
2007-03-17 13:21:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Patrick's_Day
the festival and the man, happy reading
2007-03-17 13:23:13 · answer #8 · answered by steven m 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋