Saint Patrick (Latin: Patricius; Irish: Pádraig [ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪɟ] or [ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəɟ]; Welsh: Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary...
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Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit. 'the Day of the Festival of Patrick'), is a religious and cultural holiday...
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Saint Patrick's Saltire or Saint Patrick's Cross is a red saltire (X-shaped cross) on a white field. In heraldic language, it may be blazoned argent, a...
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The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick is a dormant British order of chivalry associated with Ireland. The Order was created in 1783 by King George...
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The Saint Patrick's Battalion (Spanish: Batallón de San Patricio), later reorganized as the Foreign Legion of Patricios, was a Mexican Army unit which...
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Saint Patrick may refer to: Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland St Patrick (horse), a racehorse Saint Patrick’s Day, a holiday celebrated on the saint’s...
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"Saint Patrick's Breastplate" is an Old Irish prayer of protection of the "lorica" type (hence "Lorica Sancti Patricii", or "The Lorica of Saint Patrick")...
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Mathew St. Patrick (born March 17, 1969) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Keith Charles on the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001−05)...
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of Saint George (patron saint of England, which also represents Wales), edged in white, superimposed on the saltire of Saint Patrick (patron saint of...
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Cathedral of Saint Patrick (Charlotte, North Carolina) Cathedral of Saint Patrick (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick (El Paso,...
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Saint Patrick's Cathedral (Irish: Ard-Eaglais Naomh Pádraig) in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1191 as a Roman Catholic cathedral, is currently the national...
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Saint Patrick Parish may refer to: Saint Patrick Parish, Dominica Saint Patrick Parish, Grenada Saint Patrick Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines...
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The Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral, sometimes shortened to St. Patrick's Old Cathedral or simply Old St. Patrick's, is a Catholic parish church...
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Croagh Patrick (Irish: Cruach Phádraig, meaning '(Saint) Patrick's stack'), nicknamed 'the Reek', is a mountain with a height of 764 m (2,507 ft) and...
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St. Patrick's or Saint Patrick's may refer to: Saint Patrick, the Catholic patron saint of Ireland Saint Patrick's Day, the saint's feast day St. Patrick's...
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Saint Patrick's Day, although a legal holiday only in Savannah, Georgia, and Suffolk County, Massachusetts, is nonetheless widely recognized and celebrated...
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with Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Traditionally, the cross pattée has been associated with him, but in more recent times, the Saint Patrick's...
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Shamrock (section Link to St. Patrick)
shamrock is a type of clover, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian...
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to legend, the site dates from the fifth century, when Christ showed Saint Patrick a cave, sometimes referred to as a pit or a well, on Station Island...
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Saint Patrick is one of the Catholic parishes of Grenada, covering the north of the country. A spectacular coastline with several fine bays faces several...
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Lóegaire mac Néill (section Saint Patrick)
dates of Saint Patrick with the kings named by Patrick's earliest hagiographers, Muirchú moccu Mactheni and Tirechán. Both writers had Patrick come to...
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Saint Patrick was a county in Trinidad and Tobago that occupied an area of 673 km2 (260 sq mi). It occupied the southwestern peninsula of the island of...
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Patrick Saint-Éloi (20 October 1958 – 18 September 2010) was a Guadeloupean singer and songwriter. He was one of the lead singers of the Zouk and Compas...
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Crom Dubh (section Conflict with Saint Patrick)
were just about to seize Crom Dubh's soul when St. Patrick appeared with a host of angels and saints and drove them off, Crom Dubh's good works having...
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and was hailed in sports media as "king of goaltenders". Nicknamed "Saint Patrick", Roy split his playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) between...
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Saint Patrick's Basilica (French: Basilique Saint-Patrick de Montréal) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica on René-Lévesque Boulevard in Downtown Montreal...
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Brigid of Kildare (redirect from Bridget, Saint)
525) is the patroness saint (or 'mother saint') of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba. According to medieval Irish...
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Saint Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious celebration held on March 17. Saint Patrick's Day or Patrick's Day may also refer to: St. Patrick's Day...
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he was propitiated with human sacrifice and his worship was ended by Saint Patrick. He is also referred to as Crom Cróich, Cenn Cruach/Cróich ([ˈkʲɛnˠː...
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St. Patrick High School, St. Patrick's High School and other variants may refer to: In Canada: St. Patrick's High School (Halifax) in Halifax, Nova Scotia...
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