No, Saint Patrick was from Roman Britain, probably Scotland, and his parents were possibly of Roman descent.
There was a real Saint Patrick who did live in Ireland, although he was not of Irish descent. For years, St. Patrick\'s Day was a religious holiday in Ireland. It was only in America in the 1970s that it was invented into the drinking holiday it is today.
You have it backwards. Saint Patrick's Day was named after Saint Patrick. March 15 is the Catholic feast day of Saint Patrick.
Saint Patrick was born in Roman Britain, in a place believed to be near the present-day border between Scotland and England.
Saint Patrick was not married.
No, Saint Patrick was not a thief.
Saint Patrick is buried in Down Patrick, Northern Ireland
No, Saint Patrick is Saint Patrick and not known by another saint's name. His birth name, however, was Maewyn Succat.
Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.
Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, Montserrat and Nigeria.
March 17 is the feast day of Saint Patrick.
Yes, Saint Patrick is a saint. That is why he has the title "Saint" before his name.