Saint Patrick's Day Research Paper

Saint Patrick’s Day is a story of history versus legend, according to randomhistory.com. Saint Patrick is known as the patron saint of Ireland because of his service across Ireland in the fifth century (theholidayspot.com). Without Saint Patrick’s background/childhood, Saint Patrick being a good bishop, or how Saint Patrick’s Day has come to be nothing would be known about him or Saint Patrick’s Day on March seventeenth.

In reference to gpb.org and and history.com, Saint Patrick’s birth name was Maewyn Succat and was born around the end of the fourth century. Patrick was born in Britain to a Christian family (news.nationalgeographic.com). At age sixteen, Patrick was kidnapped and sent to Ireland and sold into slavery (ancienthistory.about.com).

After Saint Patrick being captivated for six years, he became increasingly religious and engaged to a monastery and studied under Saint Germain, bishop of Auxerre, where he spent twelve years in training (theholidayspot.com). He then went to back to Ireland to return as a missionary for thirty years. There he converted, baptized, and set up monasteries (news.nationalgeographic.com). He also set up schools and churches which would aid him in his conversion (classbrain.com). He developed a native clergy, fostered the growth of monasticism, established dioceses, and held church councils (theholidayspot.com). Saint Patrick was sent to Ireland with a dual mission to minister to Christians already living in Ireland and to begin to convert the Irish. Patrick chose to incorporate traditional ritual into his lessons of Christianity instead attempting to eradicate native Irish beliefs (history.com). Saint Patrick was a very recognized and honored saint. Patrick was very quite successful at winning converts. With his active preaching, he made converts even among royal families (theholidayspot.com). He was indeed a very legendary and great bishop with his continuing attempt to teach and spread Christianity. After his death, Saint Patrick was known as the patron saint of