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Santa Anna, TX 76878
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Smile upon you St Patrick’s Day.
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Perhaps because the day celebrating him is so widelyassociated grown man, Patrick, the son of a Christian deacon, continued to
with revelry, St. Patrick is arguably among the world's most study Christianity.
popular saints. But as much as people may look forward to St.
Patrick's Day, few celebrants may know the story of St. Patrick.
ThoughSt.Patrickiswidelyassociated with Ireland, he was born would later be ordained a bishop, and was ultimately sent back
in Britain in the fourth century. In fact, Patrick's first encounter to Ireland as a Christian missionary.
with Ireland was not the result of his desire to visit the Emerald The details of Patrick's return to Ireland are hard to confirm,
Isle. At age 16, Patrick was actually captured by Irish raiders and but it's likely he landed in County Wicklow on the eastern coast
brought to Ireland as a slave, ultimately spending more than half of Ireland before heading north to spread the Gospel.
a decade as a herdsman. In his autobiographical text "Confessio," which is widely
Captivity may cause some to question or outright deny their accepted as having been written by Patrick, he is largely vague
faith, but Patrick's faith strengthened during his time in slavery, about his work as a missionary. But he is believed to have
Patrick was inspired to escape slavery by a dream in which he converted thousands of native Irish to Christianity, all the while
was told by God to head for the coast, where a ship took him building churches and ordaining priests and bishops.
back to his native land after he successfully persuaded the ship's Throughoutthe decades he spent traveling around the country
captain to allow him aboard. as a Christian missionary, Patrick lived in poverty, enduring many
Upon returning to Britain, Patrick, along with others from the hardships. The dates of his life are difficult to confirm, but St.
ship, would struggle his way through the wilderness before Patrick's Day is celebrated each year on March 17th because
ultimately reuniting with hisfamily. Nowayoung but nonetheless that is the day he is believed to have died in 461.
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