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Important historical figures are frequently shadowed by the myths and legends attributed to them over the course of centuries, and St. Patrick is no exception. He is believed to have been born in the late fourth century, and is often confused with Palladius, a bishop who was sent by Pope Celestine in 431 to be the first bishop to the Irish believers in Christ. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, St. Patrick was the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland who is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. Most of what is known about him comes from his two works, the Confessio, a spiritual autobiography, and his Epistola, a denunciation of British mistreatment of Irish Christians. Saint Patrick described himself as a "most humble-minded man, pouring forth a continuous paean of thanks to his Maker for having chosen him as the instrument whereby multitudes who had worshipped idols and unclean things had become the people of God." Saint Patrick is most known for driving the snakes from Ireland. It is true there are no snakes in Ireland, but there probably never have been -- the island was separated from the rest of the continent at the end of the Ice Age. As in many old pagan religions, serpents were often used as symbols. Driving the snakes from Ireland was probably symbolic of putting an end to that pagan practice. While not the first to bring Christianity to Ireland, it is Patrick who is said to have encountered the Druids at Tara and abolished their pagan rites. The story holds that he converted the warrior chiefs and princes, baptizing them and thousands of their subjects in the "Holy Wells" that still bear this name. There are several accounts of St. Patrick's death. One says that St. Patrick died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, on March 17, 460 A.D. His jawbone was preserved in a silver shrine and was often requested in times of childbirth, epileptic fits, and as a preservative against the "evil eye." Another account says that St. Patrick ended his days at Glastonbury, England and was buried there. The Chapel of St. Patrick still exists as part of Glastonbury Abbey. Today, many Catholic places of worship all around the world are named after St. Patrick, including cathedrals in New York City, USA, Dublin, Ireland, and Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
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Dan Svetog Patrika slavi se 17. ožujka. Posebno je popularan u Irskoj, no ima sve više poklonika i u drugim državama Na Dan Sv. Patrika irske obitelji tradicionalno ujutro idu u crkvu i slave popodne. Korizmeni post se taj dan prekida te ljudi plešu, piju i jedu tradicionalna irska jela pripravljena od slanine i kupusa. List djeteline i zelena boja simboli su tog dana. Festival na Dan Svetog Patrika u Dublinu posjeti preko milijun ljudi. Smatra se da je Sv. Patrik donio kršćanstvo u Irsku, a najviše je poznat po protjerivanju zmija iz Irske. Činjenica je da u Irskoj nema zmija, a vjerojatno ih nikad ni nije bilo – otok se odvojio od ostatka kontinenta krajem ledenog doba. Budući da se simbol zmije često koristi u poganskim religijama, tako se na simboličan način kaže da je on prekinuo poganstvo u Irskoj. Danas u toj zemlji gotovo da nema guštera, zmija, čak ni šišmiša. Pokušaji da se nastane te životinje više puta su propali. Misionarska uloga Sv. Patrika u Irskoj trajala je 30 godina. Nakon toga se povukao. Umro je 17. ožujka 461. g. Otada se taj datum slavi kao Dan Sv. Patrika. U ovoj rubrici svaki tjedan možeš pročitati neku zanimljivost ili otkačenu činjenicu kojom možeš iznenaditi svoje vršnjake, ali i one puno starije! - Sviđa vam se članak? Preporučite ga prijateljima putem ovih servisa: Pošaljite mailom