Who St. Patrick was? St. Patrick’s Day has its origin in ancient times. Legend tells us that a young boy named Patrick lived in the British Isles. Аt the age of 16 Patrick was captured by Irish
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Who St. Patrick was? St. Patrick’s Day has its
origin in ancient times. Legend tells us that a
young boy named Patrick lived in the British Isles. Аt the age of 16 Patrick was captured by Irish people, who often raided the territory of the British Isles.
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Celts and druids They brought him to Ireland. At
that time Ireland was a pagan country. It was
inhabited by Celts and their priests were druids. Patrick lived there for several years. He was a shepherd.
Patrick returned to Ireland as a missionary. He travelled
from village to village and talked about the Christ. He believed that he was called by God to perform this important mission and covert the Celtic people to the Christian religion
one of the plentiful shamrocks, growing wild in Ireland. It struck him how to explain.
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From that time on, the shamrock has become
the symbol of Ireland. «Here are there leaves», he said
to the people «but yet one plant. Imagine the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit as each of three leaves. Here they are and they are the one.»
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A patron saint of Ireland St. Patrick is revered
as a patron saint of Ireland. The stories of
his miracles reached far and wide. There is a legend that he got rid of all the snakes in Ireland.
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Ireland’s national holiday.
St. Patrick died on
the 17th of March. First, it was a day
of mourning but then it turned to commemoration of him and his deeds. But the 17th of March is not only St. Patrick celebration. It is an Ireland’s national holiday.