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A leprechaun tries to remember where he left his pot of gold. In case you’ve forgotten, today is St Patrick’s Day. Although he was actually born in North Wales in about 389 AD, St. Patrick became the patron saint of Ireland and the Irish. The saint had an adventurous life. Captured by Irish pirates at the age of 16, he was taken to Ireland to tend the flocks of a chieftain in Ulster. Six years of slavery made him a devoted Christian, and he escaped to France to became a monk, returning to Ireland in 432 as a missionary bishop. He brought Christianity to Ireland and taught there for 29 years, establishing 365 churches, baptizing over 120,000 people and consecrating 450 bishops. Many tales sprung up about St. Patrick. One of the most popular tells how he charmed all the snakes of Ireland down to the seashore to be drowned by the water. St. Patrick died on this day in 461 AD. It’s the time of the year when the shamrock comes into flower.
A leprechaun tries to remember where he left his pot of gold. In case you’ve forgotten, today is St Patrick’s Day. Although he was actually born in North Wales in about 389 AD, St. Patrick became the patron saint of Ireland and the Irish. The saint had an adventurous life. Captured by Irish pirates at the age of 16, he was taken to Ireland to tend the flocks of a chieftain in Ulster. Six years of slavery made him a devoted Christian, and he escaped to France to became a monk, returning to Ireland in 432 as a missionary bishop. He brought Christianity to Ireland and taught there for 29 years, establishing 365 churches, baptizing over 120,000 people and consecrating 450 bishops. Many tales sprung up about St. Patrick. One of the most popular tells how he charmed all the snakes of Ireland down to the seashore to be drowned by the water. St. Patrick died on this day in 461 AD. It’s the time of the year when the shamrock comes into flower. 
