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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
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Denise
Ohio
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 Posted - Mar 17 2025 : 04:57:00 AM
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A little information on St Patrick.
St. Patrick wasn't Irish.
Despite being the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick was born in Britain in either Scotland or Wales (accounts tend to vary on that point). His parents, Calpurnius and Conchessa, were both Roman citizens and his mother gave birth to him in 385AD.
Slavery was what brought St. Patrick to Ireland. As a teenager, St. Patrick was kidnapped by a pirate raiding party and sold into slavery in Ireland. As a slave, he looked after and herded sheep for many years before fleeing to a monastery in England. While there, he became a devout follower of Christianity and was ordained a bishop, after which he returned to Ireland as a missionary.
The shamrock as an Irish symbol is said to have been popularised by St. Patrick.
As the stories go, St. Patrick supposedly used the iconic three-leafed shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity while preaching. With each leaf representing Christianity's Holy Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, it was a symbol that showed how they could be three different spiritual entities and yet all part of the same whole.
St. Patrick wore blue, not green
Although everyone is expected to wear green on St. Patrick's Day, all surviving artworks of St. Patrick show him wearing blue robes. It's the reason why through the years, flags, sports uniforms, and coat-of-arms featured the color. As time progressed, green as a national color grew in favor, particularly in the 17th century.
St. Patrick probably didn't drive all the snakes out of Ireland.
One of the most popular myths about the Irish saint is that he rid the country of snakes, but modern science has since ruined that belief for everyone. As Ireland has always been an incredibly cold country, scientists have said that it's highly unlikely that there were any snakes to begin with and there are no fossils to disprove the theory.
St Patrick's Day is held on the day he passed away.
In the Catholic tradition, the day a saint passes away is considered a holy day to celebrate their ascension into heaven. St. Patrick passed away on March 17 and it continues to be when St. Patrick's Day is held annually.
St. Patrick isn't technically a saint...
While he's been given the title in popular lore, St. Patrick was never actually officially canonized as a saint. However many still recognise his contributions to the Catholic church and he remains a spiritual figure to this day.
Patrick wasn't even his given name.
St. Patrick's given name was Maewyn Succat. It wasn't until he became a priest that he adopted a new name - Patrick, after Patricius (which relates to the Latin root meaning father).
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Galt
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Posted - Mar 17 2025 : 11:01:29 AM
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It's also st. Gertrude's day, the patron saint of cats.
Our corned beef sat in the brine for two weeks and is now ready to cook as soon as I get home from my doctor's appointment. |
Judith
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levisgrammy
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Denise
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mbenton16
True Blue Farmgirl
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Maryellen
Denver
North Carolina
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Posted - Mar 17 2025 : 4:17:47 PM
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| Judith that sounds so good! |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Terrell
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Posted - Mar 17 2025 : 5:41:45 PM
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| That sounds good, Judith. Enjoy your corn beef. I didn’t know Saint Gertrude was the patron saint of cats, I’ll have to remember that. |
Linda B
quiltee
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Red Tractor Girl
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Winnie
Gainesville
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Posted - Mar 20 2025 : 2:03:49 PM
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| Happy belated ST. Patrick's Day everyone! Did anyone find some gold at the end of a rainbow? |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
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Denise
Ohio
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Posted - Mar 20 2025 : 2:41:18 PM
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| None at the end of the rainbow but I found some in a little pot that I keep on my mantle. Was actually gold coins filled with chocolate! |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
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