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St. Patrick’s Day: Myths and Traditions
Who was Saint Patrick? Saint Patrick (circa 386-461 AD), a 5th-century Christian missionary and Bishop in Ireland, was born in Roman Britain to a wealthy romanized family. At 16, he was kidnapped and taken to Ireland as a slave, where he spent six years before escaping. He later returned to Ireland around 432 CE to convert the Irish to Christianity. By the time of...
