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Line 1: − Saint Patrick (''Naomh Pádraig'') of Ireland was an independent Christian 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.+ − − The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] teaches that he was the son of a deacon and a grandson of a priest. The Orthodox Church refers to him as Saint Patrick, the Enlightener of Ireland. − − ==Life as a Slave== − He was captured as a teenager during a raid on the west coast of Wales by a minor Irish king known as Niall of the Nine Hostages and sold as a slave in Ireland, where he herded animals on Slieve Mish (''Sliabh Mis'') mountain, near Belfast. After six years of this, he escaped. − − ==Dream== − When Patrick was in his forties, he had a vivid dream that told him to return to Ireland. He wrote in his ''Confession'':<ref name="AmericanMinute">[http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-03-17&view=View American Minute] for March 17th</ref> − {{QuoteBox|In the depth of the night, I saw a man named Victoricus coming as if from Ireland, with innumerable letters, and he gave me one and while I was reading I thought I heard the voice of those near the western sea call out: 'Please, holy boy, come and walk among us again.' Their cry pierced my very heart, and I could read no more, and so I awoke.}} − Patrick risked his life by returning to Ireland and attempting to convert the ferocious [[Druid]]s who ruled the island. He used the symbol of the three-leaf clover to educate the Irish about the [[Trinity]]. − − ==Conversion== − Patrick baptized 120,000 Irish and established 300 churches. According to legend, Patrick banished the snakes from Ireland, as there are no snakes there to this day. Some regard the snakes as a metaphor representing heathen religions. − − ==Reflection and Death== − Patrick wrote about his life:<ref name="AmericanMinute"/> − {{QuoteBox|Patrick the sinner, an unlearned man to be sure. None should ever say that it was my ignorance that accomplished any small thing, it was the gift of God.}} − He is believed to have died on March 17, 461 [[A.D.]] − − [[Image:Patrick1.jpg]] − − − − == References == − <references/> − − − [http://www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America] − − [http://www.flickr.com Flickr Public Photos]
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