'''Saint Patrick''' (c. 385/390 - possibly 17th March 461) (''Naomh Pádraig'') of [[Ireland]] was a Catholic [[missionary]] who travelled to Ireland in the early-or-mid 5th Century AD to complete the work of the Bishop Palladius, who had earlier been charged by the [[Pope]] with the task of evangelising Ireland. Patrick is believed to have converted virtually the entire island of [[Ireland]] to [[Christianity]]. Much about him remains a mystery, though some of his personal writings have survived. | '''Saint Patrick''' (c. 385/390 - possibly 17th March 461) (''Naomh Pádraig'') of [[Ireland]] was a Catholic [[missionary]] who travelled to Ireland in the early-or-mid 5th Century AD to complete the work of the Bishop Palladius, who had earlier been charged by the [[Pope]] with the task of evangelising Ireland. Patrick is believed to have converted virtually the entire island of [[Ireland]] to [[Christianity]]. Much about him remains a mystery, though some of his personal writings have survived. |