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Saint Patrick's Day
Cultural and religious celebration on 17 March
For other uses, see Saint Patrick's Day (disambiguation).
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.&#;&#;– c.&#;), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.
Saint Patrick's Day was made an tjänsteman Christian feast day in the early 17th century and fryst vatten observed bygd the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland),[7] the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and, by extension, celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.[5][8] Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilithe, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.[9] Christians who belong to liturgical denominations also attend church services.[8][10] Historically, the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol were lifted for the day, wh
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Saint Patrick
Catholic missionary, bishop, and saint
For other uses, see Saint Patrick (disambiguation).
Saint Patrick | |
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Stained-glass window of St. Patrick from Saint Patrick Catholic Church, Junction City, Ohio, United States | |
| Born | Roman or sub-Roman Britain |
| Died | mid-fifth to early-sixth century Ireland |
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| Feast | 17 March (Saint Patrick's Day) |
| Attributes | Crozier, mitre, holding a shamrock, carrying a cross, repelling serpents, harp |
| Patronage | Ireland, Nigeria, Montserrat, Archdiocese of New York, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Boston, Rolla, Missouri, Loíza, Puerto Rico, Murcia (Spain), Clann Giolla Phádraig, engineers, paralegals, Archdiocese of Melbourne; invoked against snakes, sins[1] |
Saint Patrick (Latin: Patricius; Irish: Pádraig[ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪɟ] or [ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəɟ]; Welsh: Padrig) 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 Brigid of Kildare and Columba. Patrick was never formally canonis
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Who Was St. Patrick?
Saint Patrick, who lived during the fifth century, is the patron saint of Ireland and its national apostle. Born in Roman Britain, he was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave at He later escaped, but returned to Ireland and was credited with bringing Christianity to its people.
In the centuries following Patrick’s death (believed to have been on March 17, ), the mythology surrounding his life became ever more ingrained in the Irish culture: Perhaps the most well-known legend of St. Patrick is that he explained the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) using the three leaves of a native Irish clover, the shamrock.
More than St. Patrick's Day parades are held across the United States; New York City and Boston are home to the largest celebrations.
When Was the First St. Patrick’s Day Celebrated?
Since around the ninth or 10th century, people in Ireland have been observing the Roman Catholic feast day of St. Patrick on March The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place not in Ireland but in America. Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on March 17, in a Spanish colony in what is now St. Augustine, Florida. The par