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Saint Patrick

386–461

Who Was Saint Patrick?

The man who would come to be known as Saint Patrick was a missionary that helped spread Christianity throughout Ireland during the 5th century. Much remains unknown about his life, including his birth name, but British-born Patrick became a devout Christian during his six-year enslavement in Ireland. He escaped only to return to Ireland later in life as a missionary, combining Irish pagan beliefs with Christian sacrament in his teachings. A religious figure within the Christian and Catholic faiths, he died around 461 AD and later became the patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick is annually honored throughout the world on his feast day, March 17.

Quick Facts

NAME: Saint Patrick
BORN: circa 386 AD
DIED: circa 461 AD
BIRTHPLACE: Britain
FEAST DAY: March 17

Early Life

Saint Patrick was born in Britain circa 386 AD. Much of his life is unknown to historians and can’t be verified, though some sources have listed his birth name as Maewyn Succat, with the name Patrick later taken on during his religious journeys or ordainment.

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John F. Kennedy was the first sitting American president to visit Ireland. He arrived there to much fanfare in June of 1963. At the City Hall in Cork he said: “Most countries send out oil or iron, steel or gold or some other crop, but Ireland has had only one export and that is its people.”

The large Irish diaspora spread across the globe as the result of a poverty and hunger caused by centuries of English occupation, have always maintained a special place in their hearts for their ancestral homeland.

This is why every March 17^th, there are celebrations of the greatest Irishman in history not just in Dublin, Belfast, and Cork, but throughout the world.

St. Patrick the missionary

However, many of those enjoying the revelry would be surprised to know that Saint Patrick wasn’t even born in Ireland.

In AD 43, the Roman emperor Claudius launched an invasion of the British isle that eventually won control over much of present-day England and Wales. Although the army pressed into northern Britain in what is modern-day Scotland, occupation of this territory proved too costly. T

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St. Patrick Wasn't Irish

St. Patrick was born in Great Britain—not Ireland—to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17, around 460 A.D.

Although his father was a Christian deacon, it has been suggested that he probably took on the role because of tax incentives and there is no evidence that Patrick came from a particularly religious family.

At the age of 16, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family’s estate. They transported him to Ireland where he spent six years in captivity. (There is some dispute over where this captivity took place. Although many believe he was taken to live in Mount Slemish in County Antrim, it is more likely that he was held in County Mayo near Killala.)