The History of St Patrick
Day 2,674, 02:57
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by Releasethe Krakken
TBH one of you guys could write a better article than me. The sources I have differ on almost every aspect so please someone write a better history of st patrick.
Commonly held facts:
Maewyn Succat was a roman living in Brittain. He was captured by Irish slaves at age.
Some say his father was a deacon some a magistrate?
At age 16 he was captured by Irish pirates and held captive for 6 years. In this time he converted to Christianity.
After hearing a voice speak to him he fled to a port 200 miles away or 320 kilometer.
He convinced a ship captain to take him on board and was soon back in Brittain.
Where he and his fella boat occupants walked off the boat and endured a 28 day walk in the wilderness until some vission brought him to a herd of wild boar. Which I assumed got spitbraai'ed(afrikaans word translate it ) by him and mates.
Tayto the wild boar pig" Johnson I am tellin ya I heard some human voices"
Johnson: Tayto mate you are of your rocker this here is wilderness there is no humans around[imagine robin williams voice rip sir )
Well I be .....
Thereafter he studied in France and hereafter the story became a bit muddled to be honest as it seem he had a way of blowing up his accomplishments. The rest reads like fantasy fiction.
According to the one source he settled in one town who did not want him
It is said that the name Patricius was given to him by the church and that he was sent on some kind of mission to Ireland others again that he left for Ireland hearing the pleading voices of the irish.
The Two Patricks theory say that Palladium was the one that most of the actions of St Patrick can be ascribed to so the real st patrick got the credit for palladiums work)
it is said that palladium was sent to ireland to help out the irish christians. that he was in fact the first bishop sent to ireland .
ok in the end this gets massively confusing which is probably why there is so much drinking after reading the story.
its not impossible that most what st patrick wrote was fiction as one get very talented ppl in priests. like for example claerhout who was a famous painter in south africa.
i read some stuff abut mochta who according to that reliable source wikipedia
One story has him restoring to life, the daughter of the druid Hoam. the young woman then became a nun who made vestments and altar-cloths
The last interesting fact brings st Patrick death at age 120
SO it seems a case of a bit of muddled history. Anyway he was ordained a saint and you celebrate him on this day by drinking green liquors.
[voices drink drink drink ]
Catholic Version makes a bit more sense:
St. Patrick of Ireland is one of the world's most popular saints.
Apostle of Ireland, born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387; died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, 17 March, 461.
Along with St. Nicholas and St. Valentine, the secular world shares our love of these saints. This is also a day when everyone's Irish.
There are many legends and stories of St. Patrick, but this is his story.
Patrick was born around 385 in Scotland, probably Kilpatrick. His parents were Calpurnius and Conchessa, who were Romans living in Britian in charge of the colonies.
As a boy of fourteen or so, he was captured during a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. Ireland at this time was a land of Druids and pagans. He learned the language and practices of the people who held him.
During his captivity, he turned to God in prayer. He wrote
"The love of God and his fear grew in me more and more, as did the faith, and my soul was rosed, so that, in a single day, I have said as many as a hundred prayers and in the night, nearly the same." "I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain."
Patrick's captivity lasted until he was twenty, when he escaped after having a dream from God in which he was told to leave Ireland by going to the coast. There he found some sailors who took him back to Britian, where he reunited with his family.
He had another dream in which the people of Ireland were calling out to him "We beg you, holy youth, to come and walk among us once more."
He began his studies for the priesthood. He was ordained by St. Germanus, the Bishop of Auxerre, whom he had studied under for years.
Later, Patrick was ordained a bishop, and was sent to take the Gospel to Ireland. He arrived in Ireland March 25, 433, at Slane. One legend says that he met a chieftain of one of the tribes, who tried to kill Patrick. Patrick converted Dichu (the chieftain) after he was unable to move his arm until he became friendly to Patrick.
Patrick began preaching the Gospel throughout Ireland, converting many. He and his disciples preached and converted thousands and began building churches all over the country. Kings, their families, and entire kingdoms converted to Christianity when hearing Patrick's message.
Patrick by now had many disciples, among them Beningnus, Auxilius, Iserninus, and Fiaac, (all later canonized as well).
Patrick preached and converted all of Ireland for 40 years. He worked many miracles and wrote of his love for God in Confessions. After years of living in poverty, traveling and enduring much suffering he died March 17, 461.
He died at Saul, where he had built the first church.
Why a shamrock?
Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Trinity, and has been associated with him and the Irish since that time.
In His Footsteps:
Patrick was a humble, pious, gentle man, whose love and total devotion to and trust in God should be a shining example to each of us. He feared nothing, not even death, so complete was his trust in God, and of the importance of his mission.
Commonly held facts:
Maewyn Succat was a roman living in Brittain. He was captured by Irish slaves at age.
Some say his father was a deacon some a magistrate?
At age 16 he was captured by Irish pirates and held captive for 6 years. In this time he converted to Christianity.
After hearing a voice speak to him he fled to a port 200 miles away or 320 kilometer.
He convinced a ship captain to take him on board and was soon back in Brittain.
Where he and his fella boat occupants walked off the boat and endured a 28 day walk in the wilderness until some vission brought him to a herd of wild boar. Which I assumed got spitbraai'ed(afrikaans word translate it ) by him and mates.
Tayto the wild boar pig" Johnson I am tellin ya I heard some human voices"
Johnson: Tayto mate you are of your rocker this here is wilderness there is no humans around[imagine robin williams voice rip sir )
Well I be .....
Thereafter he studied in France and hereafter the story became a bit muddled to be honest as it seem he had a way of blowing up his accomplishments. The rest reads like fantasy fiction.
According to the one source he settled in one town who did not want him
😛so he travelled to some kind of island. Basically he baptized 1000 people and rolled with some kings and queens which made him unpopular with the man.
It is said that the name Patricius was given to him by the church and that he was sent on some kind of mission to Ireland others again that he left for Ireland hearing the pleading voices of the irish.
The Two Patricks theory say that Palladium was the one that most of the actions of St Patrick can be ascribed to so the real st patrick got the credit for palladiums work)
it is said that palladium was sent to ireland to help out the irish christians. that he was in fact the first bishop sent to ireland .
ok in the end this gets massively confusing which is probably why there is so much drinking after reading the story.
its not impossible that most what st patrick wrote was fiction as one get very talented ppl in priests. like for example claerhout who was a famous painter in south africa.
i read some stuff abut mochta who according to that reliable source wikipedia
One story has him restoring to life, the daughter of the druid Hoam. the young woman then became a nun who made vestments and altar-cloths
The last interesting fact brings st Patrick death at age 120
SO it seems a case of a bit of muddled history. Anyway he was ordained a saint and you celebrate him on this day by drinking green liquors.
[voices drink drink drink ]
Catholic Version makes a bit more sense:
St. Patrick of Ireland is one of the world's most popular saints.
Apostle of Ireland, born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387; died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, 17 March, 461.
Along with St. Nicholas and St. Valentine, the secular world shares our love of these saints. This is also a day when everyone's Irish.
There are many legends and stories of St. Patrick, but this is his story.
Patrick was born around 385 in Scotland, probably Kilpatrick. His parents were Calpurnius and Conchessa, who were Romans living in Britian in charge of the colonies.
As a boy of fourteen or so, he was captured during a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. Ireland at this time was a land of Druids and pagans. He learned the language and practices of the people who held him.
During his captivity, he turned to God in prayer. He wrote
"The love of God and his fear grew in me more and more, as did the faith, and my soul was rosed, so that, in a single day, I have said as many as a hundred prayers and in the night, nearly the same." "I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain."
Patrick's captivity lasted until he was twenty, when he escaped after having a dream from God in which he was told to leave Ireland by going to the coast. There he found some sailors who took him back to Britian, where he reunited with his family.
He had another dream in which the people of Ireland were calling out to him "We beg you, holy youth, to come and walk among us once more."
He began his studies for the priesthood. He was ordained by St. Germanus, the Bishop of Auxerre, whom he had studied under for years.
Later, Patrick was ordained a bishop, and was sent to take the Gospel to Ireland. He arrived in Ireland March 25, 433, at Slane. One legend says that he met a chieftain of one of the tribes, who tried to kill Patrick. Patrick converted Dichu (the chieftain) after he was unable to move his arm until he became friendly to Patrick.
Patrick began preaching the Gospel throughout Ireland, converting many. He and his disciples preached and converted thousands and began building churches all over the country. Kings, their families, and entire kingdoms converted to Christianity when hearing Patrick's message.
Patrick by now had many disciples, among them Beningnus, Auxilius, Iserninus, and Fiaac, (all later canonized as well).
Patrick preached and converted all of Ireland for 40 years. He worked many miracles and wrote of his love for God in Confessions. After years of living in poverty, traveling and enduring much suffering he died March 17, 461.
He died at Saul, where he had built the first church.
Why a shamrock?
Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Trinity, and has been associated with him and the Irish since that time.
In His Footsteps:
Patrick was a humble, pious, gentle man, whose love and total devotion to and trust in God should be a shining example to each of us. He feared nothing, not even death, so complete was his trust in God, and of the importance of his mission.
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Nice article. Thanks for putting it out there.
Remember not only did Patrick banish the snakes, he also removed all trace that they ever existed on the island, what a man, what a legend, what a Saint...
U dont have snakes in ireland not even as pets?
Yes some people keep them as pets. I am sure some have been released either by accident or design, but I have not heard that there is a wild population anywhere on the island. Perhaps all of the minks that were released and are thriving here eat all the snakes that find their way into the wild.