Saint Patrick Captured

Here’s what you need to know about St. Patrick’s Day

If it’s March, and it’s green, it must be St. Patrick’s Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage.

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How the color of St. Patrick’s Day went from blue to green

St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers.

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Where do St. Patrick’s Day traditions come from?

While St. Patrick’s Day festivities have strayed from their saintly origins, and are now marked by green-dyed food, parades and leprechauns, the holiday remains tied to St. Patr

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Meaning of St Patrick’s Day is very different from what you might think

Over the years, St Patrick’s Day has become synonymous with parades, shamrocks, and drinking, but for a long time it was a solemn religious holiday - and the sale of alcohol was banned

Where are St. Patrick’s remains? It’s a hot debate.

The best account we have is the Life of St. Patrick by a scholar named Muirchú. This hagiography–or biography of a saint–was ...

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9 Facts About St. Patrick’s Day You Never Knew

Though St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, people all over the globe celebrate his feast day, March 17, every year.

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Column: What do we really know of St. Patrick?

St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) is for the most part a secular affair. It’s a ritual tradition and celebration of drink and music, the traces of which date back to the 10th Century.

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St. Patrick’s Day celebrations has evolved over years, and here’s all that changed

After St. Patrick helped spread Christianity in Ireland, people recognized him as a saint due to his significant ...

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How Did St. Patrick Become the Patron Saint of Ireland?

Comparatively speaking, the fifth century CE is not an era from which there is much information outside the failing Roman ...

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