Saint Patrick did not ban any animal. Legend says he drove all the snakes from Ireland. However, scientists say that snakes have never lived in Ireland. The fossil record going back thousands of years shows no snakes. It is thought that the snakes represent the pagan Druid gods of the Irish and, by converting the people to Catholicism, he drove these false gods from Ireland.
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You have it backwards. Saint Patrick's Day was named after Saint Patrick. March 15 is the Catholic feast day of Saint Patrick.
Saint Patrick was not married.
No, Saint Patrick was not a thief.
Saint Patrick is buried in Down Patrick, Northern Ireland
No, Saint Patrick is Saint Patrick and not known by another saint's name. His birth name, however, was Maewyn Succat.
The population of Le Ban-Saint-Martin is 4,332.
March 17 is the feast day of Saint Patrick.
Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.
Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, Montserrat and Nigeria.
Yes, Saint Patrick is a saint. That is why he has the title "Saint" before his name.
Saint Darerca of Ireland is said to have been a sister of Saint Patrick.