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He is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. He was not Irish himself, but probably Welsh, though that is not certain.
Patrick is famous for what he didn't do - banish snakes from Ireland. Snakes have never lived in that country. However, the snakes were symbolic of the pagan Druid gods that he did banish from Ireland by converting the people to Christianity.
He is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland.
What else can I help you with?
Was St. Patrick canonized?
No, Saint Patrick was never formally canonized
When was Saint Patrick considered a saint?
Patrick was never canonized but was considered to be a saint soon after he died about the year 464 AD.
Is Saint Patrick alive?
Saint Patrick was neither beatified nor canonized. He was declared a saint long before the canonization process was in place.
Where was Saint Patrick canonized?
Saint Patrick was never officially canonized. However, he is still widely accepted as a Saint. The canonization process was not put into place until the 12th century. He would have been declared a saint by the early Church with the approval of the local bishop.
How come it doesn't say when Patrick became a saint?
Saint Patrick was neither beatified nor canonized. He was declared a saint long before the canonization process was in place.
Which pope canonized Saint Patrick?
For about the first millennium of Christianity canonization was done regionally, so St. Patrick would have been canonized by his local Bishop. Formal canonization like we see today did not begin until 993 with Saint Ulrich who was canonized by Pope John XV.
When was Saint Renee Grillard canonized?
There is no such canonized saint.
When was Saint Patrick of Ireland beatified?
St. Brigid was never beatified or canonized. She became a saint in the first millennium, before the canonization process was standardized by the Vatican. She became a saint by popular acclaim rather than ever being formally canonized.
Is Pope Alexander III a canonized saint?
No, he is not a canonized saint.
Who is Saint Dougherty?
There is no such canonized saint.
When was Saint Cecelia cononized?
Saint Cecilia was canonized by the Catholic Church in the 4th century.
Is there a Saint Arlington?
There is no canonized saint by that name.
