Patrick Paradoxes

Patrick Paradoxes
Patrick, the Catholic patron saint of the Irish, was so designated as a result of popular devotion and long-standing custom, not an official canonization process. (The Roman Catholic church has made official designation of relatively few patrons.) Also, Patrick wasn’t Irish but came to Celtic Ireland as a British missionary. He so loved the Irish, though, by the end of his life he often made himself one, saying, “We have been born in Ireland.”

Finally, did Patrick really use the shamrock to explain the Trinity to the Irish? It is impossible to know historically if he did or didn’t.

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