Saint Patrick was never a pope.
Saint Patrick was a bishop assigned by the pope to Christianize Ireland.
Saint Patrick became a saint and the pope gave him the name Patrick.
Saint Patrick was a bishop. He is recognized as the patron saint of Ireland and is credited with bringing Christianity to the country.
St. Patrick was never a pope. He was a bishop.
A person does not study to become a bishop. They study to become a priest and then work for many years as a priest. If their is a vacancy for a bishop the pope may appoint the person to be a bishop, which Pope Celestine did before he sent Patrick back to be a missionary in Ireland about the year 433.
Patricius is the Latin form of Patrick. Patricius was the name give him by the Pope.
He would have been appointed to the position by the pope. In the case of Saint Nicholas, that was probably Pope Saint Sylvester I.
Pope Saint Nicholas I, the Great, was canonized on May 8, 868, by Pope Adrian II.
St. Patrick did not aspire to become a saint. He simply tried to do the will of God in the best way possible and that led to him being declared a saint.
No, he did not become blind.
He was appointed bishop of Ireland by Pope Celestine I.
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