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Background

• St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain. Calpurnius, his father, was a deacon, his grandfather Potitus a priest, from Banna Venta Berniae.

Early Life

• Patrick was not an active believer.
• At the age of just sixteen Patrick was captured by a grouper Irish pirates.
• The raiders brought Patrick to Ireland where he was enslaved and held captive for six years

Titles

• Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", along with Saints Brigit and Columba.
• He is the primary patron saint of Ireland
• He is also venerated in the Orthodox Church as Equal-to-the-Apostles.

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• Legend credits St. Patrick with teaching the Irish about the doctrine of the Holy Trinity by showing people the shamrock.
• During his evangelising journey back to Ireland from his parent's home at Birdoswald, he is understood to have carried with him an ash wood walking stick or staff.

Sainthood

• 17 March, popularly known as St. Patrick's Day, is believed to be his death date and is the date celebrated as his Feast Day.
• St. Patrick is honoured with a feast day on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church (USA) and with a commemoration on the calendar of Evangelical Lutheran Worship, both on 17 March.

School

• We can be reminded of St.Patrick mostly in the chapel corridor.
• The stained glass has nice representations of events in his life.

Cites

• http://www.biography.com/people/st-patrick-9434729
• http://www.catholic.org/saints