Saint Patrick
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Saint Patrick was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being
Stained-glass window of Saint Patrick from Church of the Assumption, Our Lady's Island, County Wexford, Ireland
The reputed burial place of Saint Patrick in Downpatrick
Late Roman Britain
A stained-glass window in St Patrick's Church, Ballymena, showing him as a shepherd near Slemish mountain
Saint Patrick's Day
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Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland.
Saint Patrick
…legends about Patrick, such as him using a shamrock to symbolize the Trinity, banishing snakes and demons from Ireland, and fasting on a mountaintop. Saint Patrick's Day, considered his feast day, is observed on 17 March, the supposed date of his death. It is celebrated in Ireland and among the Irish diaspora as a…
Saint Patrick depicted in a stained-glass window at Saint Benin's Church in Kilbennen, near Tuam, in County Galway, Ireland
Traditional Saint Patrick's Day badges from the early 20th century, Museum of Country Life in County Mayo
According to legend, Saint Patrick used the three-leaved shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to Irish pagans.
Sydney Opera House lit up green in honour of Saint Patrick in Sydney, Australia