by Leslie Cox; March 17, 2025

Did you know…

                       …St. Patrick was not of Irish descent and his name was not Patrick?

He was born around 390 A.D. in Romanized England. (Some claim somewhere in what is now known as Scotland.) His name was Maewyn Succat and he was kidnapped by the Irish when in his late teens and taken to Ireland.

He later escaped and made his way to Gaul (now France) where he converted to Christianity, became a priest and eventually a bishop. And he changed his name to Patrick.

He returned to Ireland and played a substantial role as a missionary in converting the Irish to Christianity. After his death on March 17, 461 A.D., he was made a patron saint of Ireland.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!