Here's a look at who Ireland's patron saint was and why he is celebrated each ... The Irish Prime Minister, or the Taoiseach, ...

Patrick wrote in Latin, and signed his works “Patricius.” In some accounts of his life, Patrick was given the birth name ...

St. Patrick’s Day is widely celebrated around the world, but its significance and recognition vary across countries. Find out ...

It's St. Patrick's Day today, with roughly 61% of Americans celebrating regardless of their heritage. How many Irish ...

I am sending my Saint Patrick’s Day message for the Jubilee Year 2025 from Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York where I have ...

He is the primary patron saint of Ireland ... “Patrick’s mother….was a close relative of the great patron St. Martin of Tours. Patrick’s grandfather was also a member of the clergy.”) ...

Comparatively speaking, the fifth century CE is not an era from which there is much information outside the failing Roman Empire. In the British Isles, it is a mysterious time that conjures images of ...

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 12: (L-R) Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin and ... Somodevilla/Getty Images) St. Patrick was a 5th-century Christian missionary and the patron saint of Ireland.

But most of the traditions we now associate with St. Patrick’s Day have nothing to do with the patron saint of Ireland or ... which is almost 1.9 million people. Martin County has the largest ...

St. Eligius was born in Chaptelat, near Limoges, France around 590 A.D. to Roman parents. At a young age, his father recognized that his son had an unusual talent and sent him to the famous ...