the druids
His greatest achievement was converting a large number of pagan Druids to Catholicism.
Patrick converted the Druid pagans to Christianity.
Saint Patrick converted the pagan Druids of Ireland to Christianity.
Saint Patrick upset the Pagan Druids when he converted the Pagan Irish to Christianity. The Druids were upset that Saint Patrick was replacing their religion with Christianity in an effort to wipe out their religion.
If anything, it would be an Anti-St. Patrick activity.
Saint Patrick managed to convert a large percentage of the pagan Druids to Christianity.
Before Christianity came to Britain, the priests of the ancient Briton were of the Druid religion. This was a pagan religion and they offered human sacrifice.
Saint Patrick was largely responsible for converting pagan Ireland to Christianity.
He converted the pagan Druids of Ireland to Christianity.Patrick converted Ireland from the pagan Druid religion to Christianity.
St. Patrick was able to convert much of Ireland to Christianity from the Druid pagan religion.
He fought the belief in pagan false gods and idols.
It is a Christian holyday in honour of the saint who almost single-handedly converted most of Ireland. One method he used to do this was to incorporate many pagan practices into what he taught, but give it a new symbolism, ie, adding the sun to a cross. Many of today's St Patrick's Day celebrations incorporate traditional pagan practices - wearing of lucky green, clovers, and alcohol. So it is as much a celebration of Ireland's pagan past, as it is of Patrick the missionary.