St. Patrick returned to Ireland as a missionary in the year 433 and died about the year 461.
It began with St. Patrick and others coming to Ireland in the 5th century to spread Christianity. After that, many monasteries began to be built around Ireland, such as Glendalough and Clonmacnoise. Ireland became a centre of learning and many people came to these places to study and learn. Christianity has continued to develop from then and Ireland now has a long Christian history.
Ireland has a long history of piety and learning. Over the centuries many monastic settlements, such as Glendalough, Clonmacnoise, Melifont and others were buit around Ireland. People came from different parts of Europe to study in them and Irish people went from them to other parts of Europe. Ireland became known as the Land of Saints and Scholars.
Patrick, not long after escaping from slavery in Ireland, traveled to France and Italy where he studied for the priesthood.
St. Patrick's day began when Patrick was declared the patron saint of Ireland. Which was in 568 and people in Ireland celebrate it more nowadays than they did in Patrick's time.
St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, died on 17 March 461 AD and the day has been celebrated ever since.
St. Patrick is the primary patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick's Day is a long established holiday in Ireland with religious origins. It's celebrated in the U.S. as a tribute to the Irish and Irish culture (and maybe because it features a little imbibing).
St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, died on 17 March 461 AD and the day has been celebrated ever since.
St. Patrick is Ireland's patron Saint. He is celebrated for bringing Christianity to Ireland in 432AD. St. Brigid is the other patron saint of Ireland. She too was a key figure in the early stages of Christianity in Ireland. St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, is Ireland's national holiday. It is celebrated in Ireland and by Irish people all around the world. The 1st of February is saint Brigid's Day.
Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It commemorates Saint Patrick (c. AD 387-461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland),[3] the Eastern Orthodox Church and Lutheran Church. Saint Patrick's Day was made an official feast day in the early 17th century, and has gradually become a secular celebration of Irish culture in general.
Saint Patrick was neither beatified nor canonized. He was declared a saint long before the canonization process was in place.
Patrick is normally associated with Ireland, whether it is a first name or a surname. Saint Patrick himself was not actually Irish, believed to probably have been Welsh and possibly even French. He came to Ireland in 432 AD, so the name is long established in Ireland. There are lots of variations of the name Patrick as a surname, like Fitzpatrick and Kilpatrick. So, you can take the name Patrick as being Irish.