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What patron is Saint Patrick named after?

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Patrick was given the name 'Patricius' by Pope Celestine I before he left for Ireland and Britain as a bishop and missionary. It was a fairly common name in the Roman Empire. Patrick, as far as we know, was the first saint to have that name so he had no patron saint at the time.

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