Saint Patrick's Day

St. Patrick was a Christian saint who was a priest in Ireland who converted the Irish to Christianity. St. Patrick was born in Great Britain in the year 387 A.D. to wealthy parents. When St. Patrick was 16 years old he was captured by Irish raiders and taken captive. The Irish raiders took him to Ireland and made him a slave to work in the fields for 6 years. During St. Patrick's 6 years of captivity he turned to his religion for help and became closer to god through prayer. 6 years after St. Patrick was captured he had a dream that told him to leave Ireland according to his writings. After 6 years of captivity he escaped and it is believed that he walked almost 200 miles to the Irish coast and went back to Great Britain. When St. Patrick got back to Great Britain he was greeted by all of his friends but instead of spending time with them he went to a monastery to become a priest. St. Patrick had another dream telling him to return to Ireland as a missionary. After 15 years of religious training he was finally ready to go back Ireland. St. Patrick went to Ireland to convert the Irish to Christianity and to help the Christians already in Ireland to become closer to god. When St. Patrick got to Ireland he realized that the Irish wouldn't convert right away, so he decided to include ancient Irish cultures in Christianity. St. Patrick lived the rest of his life in Ireland and working as a missionary. St. Patrick died on March 17, 460 A.D.