Saint Patrick

See also:

• Society: Holidays: St. Patrick's Day  (59)
• Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Practices: Celtic Christianity: Historical: Saints  (2)

Byzantines.net: St. Patrick - - St. Patrick's Breastplate, Liturgical stichera, Apolytikion and the Kontakion.

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Patrick - - Lengthy biographical article on the Apostle of Ireland.

Catholic Online: Saint Patrick - - Short illustrated biography.

The Conversion of Ireland - - A brief account of the conversion of Ireland by St. Patrick.

Domestic Church: Saint Patrick - - Two original accounts of the life of St. Patrick: for children ages 0-8, and children 8-14. Illustrated.

The Ecole Glossary: Patrick of Ireland - - Brief sketch of St. Patrick, by April Blazevic.

History of St. Patrick - - Lengthy biography of the saint. Includes "St. Patrick's Breast-Plate".

Hymn on the Life of St. Patrick - - Story of St. Patrick told in verse. Translated from Old Irish. Written sometime between fifth and eighth centuries, by Fiacc.

Ireland Now: Saint Patrick - - Short article on the saint in popular legend.

Ireland's Church Planter--St. Patrick - - Short version of Ralph F. Wilson's "Will the Real St. Patrick Please Stand Up?.

Irish Opposition to "Pagan" Statute of St. Patrick - - March, 1997, article about Irish opposition to replacing a traditional statue of St. Patrick at Tara with a modern sculpture of a "bald man in a mini-skirt".

James Kiefer's Christian Biographies: Patrick of Ireland - - Anglican perspective. Includes the Lorica (Breastplate of St. Patrick), as well as the prayer for his feast day in traditional Anglican and contemporary language.

The Legends of Saint Patrick - - By Aubrey De Vere. Ancient stories, and the saint's own "Confession," rendered as English verse. Includes biographical introduction by the editor. Available in several formats. At Project Gutenberg.

Patrick - - Illustrated profile of the Apostle of Ireland.

Patrick, Saint - - Biographical essay in the Columbia Encyclopedia. Includes bibliography.

Patrick, St - - Biography of the patron saint of Ireland, from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Some scanner errors.

Placing St. Patrick in Context - - Brief extract from "A Retreat with Patrick," by Timothy Joyce, on the historical situation in which Patrick's mission to Ireland occurred.

Saint Patrick, Apostle of Ireland - - From the book "Lives of Saints," published by John J. Crawley.

St. Patrick and Sainthood - - Brief biography of St. Patrick, discussion of how someone becomes a saint.

St. Patrick Biography - - Short introduction to the Christian missionary.

St. Patrick, Bishop, Confessor, Apostle of Ireland - - Hagiography, from Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints.

St. Patrick in His Own Words - - Short essay by Pat Friend, on what St. Patrick's surviving writings tell us about his character.

The St. Patrick You Never Knew - - A special St. Anthony Messenger feature on the real St. Patrick, and his significance today.

St. Patrick's Day: The History - - Brief biography of St. Patrick.

Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society: St. Patrick - - Short biography, suitable for children.

Was St. Patrick Catholic? - - Biographical essay on St. Patrick, by James Akin, with quotes from the saint's writings.

Will the Real St. Patrick Please Stand Up? - - Essay on the "exuberant faith and steadfast character" of the historical St. Patrick, by Ralph F. Wilson.