PATRICK
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- Also
known as
- Apostle
of Ireland;
Maewyn Succat; Patricius; Patrizio
- Memorial
- 17
March
- Profile
- Kidnapped
from the British mainland around age 16, and shipped to Ireland
as a slave.
Sent to the mountains as a shepherd,
he spent his time in prayer. After six years of this life, he received had a
dream in which he a command to return to Britain; seeing it as a sign, he
escaped. Studied in continental monasteries.
Priest.
Bishop.
Sent by Pope
Saint Celestine to evangelize England,
then Ireland,
during which his chariot driver was Saint Odran,
and Saint Jarlath
was one of his spiritual students. In 33 years he effectively converted
the Ireland.
In the Middle Ages Ireland
became known as the Land of Saints, and during the Dark Ages its monasteries
were the great repositories of learning
in Europe,
all a consequence of Patrick's ministry.
- Born
- 387-390
at Scotland
as Maewyn Succat
- Died
- 461-464
at Saul, County Down, Ireland
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Name Meaning
- warlike (Succat - pagan
birth name);
noble (Patricius - baptismal
name)
- Patronage
- archdiocese
of Adelaide, Australia
against ophidiophobia;
against snakes;
archdiocese
of Armagh, Ireland;
diocese
of Auckland, New Zealand;
diocese
of Ballarat, Australia;
archdiocese
of Boston, Massachusetts;
diocese
of Burlington, Vermont;
archdiocese
of Cape Town, South Africa;
diocese
of Dromore, Ireland;
engineers;
diocese
of Erie, Pennsylvania;
excluded people;
fear of snakes;
diocese
of Fort Worth, Texas;
diocese
of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania;
Ireland;
diocese
of Kilmore, Ireland;
Loiza, Puerto Rico;
archdiocese
of Melbourne, Australia;
diocese
of Mymensingh, Bangladesh;
archdiocese
of New York;
Nigeria;
diocese
of Norwich, Connecticut;
ophidiophobics;
diocese
of Poona, India;
diocese
of Port Elizabeth, South Africa;
diocese
of Portland, Maine;
diocese
of Sacramento, California;
snake bites
- Prayers
- The
Breastplate of...,
...for the
Faithful,
Saint Patrick
Prayer,
...for God's
Protection and Christ's Presence,
- Representation
- baptismal
font; demons;
harp;
bishop
driving snakes
before him; bishop
trampling on snakes;
snakes;
cross; purgatory; serpent; shamrock
- Images
- Gallery
of images of Saint Patrick [25 images, 541 kb]
- Additional
Information
- Catholic
Encyclopedia, by Patrick Francis Cardinal
Moran
Goffine's Devout
Instructions
Golden Legend,
by Jacobus
de Voragine
Google
Directory: Saint Patrick's Day
Google
Directory: Saint Patrick
Google
Directory: Saint Patrick's Works
Catholic
Online
Saint
Patrick's Day: Origins, Symbols and Traditions
Furness
Dig May Have Found Saint Patrick's Birthplace
For All The Saints,
by Katherine Rabenstein
New Catholic
Encyclopedia
Our Island
Saints, by Amy Steedman
Encyclopedia
Brittanica
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- Readings
- I came to the Irish people to preach the Gospel and endure the taunts of
unbelievers, putting up with reproaches about my earthly pilgrimage,
suffering many persecutions, even bondage, and losing my birthright of
freedom for the benefit of others.
If I am worthy, I am ready also to give up my life, without hesitation and
most willingly, for Christ's name. I want to spend myself for that country,
even in death, if the Lord should grant me this favor.
It is among that people that I want to wait for the promise made by him, who
assuredly never tells a lie. He makes this promise in the Gospel: "They
shall come from the east and west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob." This is our faith: believers are to come from the whole world.
from the Confession of Saint Patrick
Christ shield me this day:
Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every person who thinks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in the ear that hears me
Saint Patrick, from his breastplate