St. Patrick is one of the world's popular saints. He was born in Roman Britain when he was fourteen, St Patrick was captured by Irish pirates during a raiding party and was taken to be a slave to herd and tend sheep. At that time, Ireland was a land of Druids and pagans but Patrick turned to god. Patrick's captivity lasted until he was twenty years old, when he escaped after when he was having a dream from God in which he was told to leave Ireland by going to coast. He was found some sailors who took him back to Britain and was reunited with his family.
Had a dream about an Angel who told him to go back to Ireland as a missionary.
Patrick was a humble, pious, gentle man, who loved with total devotion and to trust in God and the importance of his mission, he feared nothing not even death. He became a bishop and spent the next 40 years teaching Christianity to Ireland, he allowed the old Celtic traditions for example strong connection to dance and music to still exist and mixed them in with the Christian religion which meant that the Celtics found it easier to adopt the Christian religion.
Today, St Patrick is the superhero of the Celtic people. every year they celebrate him with a day of celebration including dance and music, he is seen as the man that introduced the modern Celtic/Irish Culture. And we celebrate 17th March.
Here's a little video to watch
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