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Bookmark or Share- Saint Patrick's Day facts and information - National GeographicSt. Patrick’s Day is a cultural and religious holiday held annually on March 17. Named after the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick, the day celebrates Irish heritage with food, parades,...
- Saint Patrick’s Day | History, Traditions, & Facts | BritannicaWho was St. Patrick? St. Patrick’s Day, feast day (March 17) of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. Born in Roman Britain in the late 4th century, he was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped but returned about 432 ce to convert the Irish to Christianity.
- Saint Patrick - World History EncyclopediaSaint Patrick (5th century) is the best-known patron saint of Ireland and one of the most successful Christian missionaries in history. He is credited with expanding literacy in Ireland through the monastic orders he established, revising and codifying the Brehon Laws, and converting the country to Christianity.
- Saint Patrick's Day - WikipediaAnnual. Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit. 'the Day of the Festival of Patrick'), is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick ( c.385 – c. 461 ), the foremost patron saint of Ireland .
- Who Was St. Patrick? - Celebratation, Ireland, Catholic | HISTORYSt. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity’s most widely known figures. But for all of his prevalence in culture—namely the holiday held on the day of his death that bears...
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