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Discover St Patrick, the 5th-century missionary whose life helped shape the Christian story of Ireland and whose legacy continues to unite Irish people across the world.
Dictionary of Irish Biography
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Step into one of Ireland’s greatest stories with RareGer — St Patrick of Ireland.
Born in Roman Britain during the 5th century, St Patrick was captured by Irish raiders at the age of sixteen and brought to Ireland as a slave. After six years tending sheep, he escaped, but later returned as a bishop, believing he had been called to share Christianity with the people of Ireland. His own writings, the Confessio and the Letter to Coroticus, remain the earliest surviving works written by anyone in Ireland.
Dictionary of Irish Biography
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Many of the stories we treasure today—the shamrock, the Easter fire at Slane and the banishing of the snakes—grew through centuries of Irish legend. Together, history and folklore have made St Patrick not only Ireland’s patron saint, but a lasting symbol of hope, faith and national identity.
Irish Folklore
“He returned to the land that once held him captive, carrying faith instead of fear.”
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