Saint Patrick

Biography

• Born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland in 387.
• Died at Saul, Downpatrick in Ireland March 17, 461.
• Saint Patrick's Feast Day is at March 17.
• Education wasn't introduced to him at a young age.
• He built the first church in Saul, where he died.

Biography

• Saint Patrick's parents were Romans living in Britain in charge of colonies.
• At the age of 14 or sixteen, he was captured and taken to Ireland as a slave in Dalriada.
• Herded sheeps as a slave.
• During his captivity, his prayer life grew and he started studying to be a presbyter.

The Dream

• Saint Patrick heard a voice in a dream one night. He escaped and found a passage to a ship to Britain. Reunited with his parents.

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• During Saint Patrick's 40-day fast, a group of snakes attacked him. Then he banished them with his staff.

Iconography

• Shamrock, Saint Patrick teaches about Trinity. The three persons in one God.
• Represented rebirth and eternal life.

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Quotes

• "No one should ever say that it was my ignorance if I did or showed forth anything however small according to God's good pleasure; but let this be your conclusion and let it so be thought, that - as is the perfect truth - it was the gift of God."

Quotes

• "If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God so as to teach these peoples; even though some of them still look down on me."

Questions

• Where was Saint Patrick born?
• True or False : Saint Patrick is IRISH.
• When is Saint Patrick's Feast Day?
• Where was the first church built at?
• What does the shamrock represent?