Yayyyyy! It’s finally here! Don’t forget to wear green or you’re friends will start pinching you!? There’s tons of great traditions that go along with this holiday. What’s yours? Believe it or not, Saint Patrick was an actual guy. He was a 5th century Romano-British Christian missionary. Romano-British was a culture that showed up in Britain during the Empire of the Romans. He was also a bishop in Ireland, and no, I don’t know what that phrase means. He is known as the “Apostle of Ireland” and is one of the primary patron saints of Ireland.
Born: 385 A.D.,Britannia (A.D. Means after Christ’s Death) Died: March 17th, 461 A.D., Saul
Full Name: Maewyn Succat Burial Location: Down Cathedral, Downpatrick
Here Are Some Of His Quotes:
St. Patrick’s Day is an enchanted time – a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams into summer’s magic.
May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.
If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God so as to teach these peoples; even though some of them still look down on me.
Here’s a funny picture:
If you DON’T want to hear it from the Christian perspective, you can go to wikipedia, but anyone can post anything on wikipedia, so it might not all be facts:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick THe wiki has stuff about the day, Patrick’s life, and the legends related to him.
So there you have it. Saint Patrick’s Day is on the day Saint Patrick died, as a memorial of him.