What does St Patricks Day celebrate?
Overview Almost everyone celebrates St. Patrick’s day today, even if it’s just to wear green to avoid being pinched. However, there are many misconceptions surrounding this popular holiday. St. Patrick St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. Though not Irish, and mostly forgotten after his death, the mythology surrounding him grew until he was eventually canonized as a saint. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents around 390 A.D. He died March 17, 460 A.D. When he was 16 years old, he was taken to Ireland as a slave. There he worked as a shepherd and was left alone most of the time. One day he believed he heard the voice of God telling him to leave Ireland, so he escaped and returned to Britain. He had another revelation in which an angel spoke to him and told him to return to Ireland as a missionary. After 15 years of training, he was ordained a priest and sent back to Ireland. At the time, many in the country practiced nature-based, polytheistic pagan religions. Patrick m
