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Who is St Patrick?

For one day in March, the world holds an emerald-themed party all in honour of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. But have you ever stopped to wonder why we mark his saints day on March 17?

It turns out that St Patrick's testimony is incredible and inspiring - and it's detailed in this brilliant article.

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On March 17, pubs across the country will once again be encouraging us to drink lots of Guinness and party to mark St Patrick’s Day – the jokes will be about Irish eyes smiling. But clichéd excuse for a party aside, what are people celebrating?

St Patrick’s Day is in honour of the patron saint of Ireland who is thought to have lived between 387 and 493AD.

Two letters that he wrote have survived, despite being more than 1,500 years old. Both written in Latin, one gives a general testimony to his life while the other is a letter to the soldiers of Coroticus.

As a 14 year old, he was captured by Irish raiders and taken from his English home to Ireland where he worked as a herdsman. Six years later, he managed to escape and return to his family – that must have been some reunion, held long before the days of Facebook and phones which made communicating much easier!

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