Saint Patrick, the man behind St. Patrick's Day holiday, wasn't even Irish

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Who was Saint Patrick and why do we celebrate him? Saint Patrick is the protecting and guiding saint of Ireland. Ironically, he was not Irish.

Saint Patrick went from being sold into slavery to being credited to bringing Christianity to Ireland, according to Elizabeth Stack, executive director for the Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany, New York.

"He had a dream that the Irish were crying for him that they needed him," Stack said. "He returns to Ireland and brings Christianity with him. He is who made the Celts and the pagans into Christians."

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, the day he is assumed to have died. The holiday originally was tied to religious ideals but now is also a symbol of Irish pride.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/saint-patrick-the-man-behind-st-patrick-s-day-holiday-wasn-t-even-irish/ar-AAVbpQ9

[Cuthbert Allgood]

1. He is who "made" the Celts and the pagans into Christians. Fixed it.

The fun story about driving out the snakes is a kid-friendly metaphor for killing pagans. Good times.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. There Were No Snakes In Ireland

They made up the story to explain why, but centuries later there has been no fossil evidence of snakes found in this entire geologic period.
Another fun fact: colonial bishops in that era wore blue. Not green. The green is an extension of the verdant land, but green clothing was never a common thing in ancient Ireland.
Wearing green for St. Pat's Day is an American invention.

[FakeNoose]

5. Green is the color of the shamrocks

It's true that Saint Patrick himself probably didn't wear much green, but he did use the shamrocks to teach the concept of the Holy Trinity. I believe the connection of the color green to shamrocks to Ireland to Saint Patrick, that happened a long time ago.

[abqtommy]

3. Here's a comprehensive history of St. Patrick, that lists Christians who preceded him

or were contemporary with him. "Pagan" is a term favored by Christian Colonists
everywhere to justify their very Colonial behavior.

https://aoh.com/2022/03/17/who-is-st-patrick-2-2-2/

[Trailrider1951]

4. In other news,

Jesus Christ wasn't a Christian, either.