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Patrick, Saint

  1. An early bishop in Ireland , who spread Christianity throughout the nation. Patrick is honored as Ireland's patron saint .


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Notes

Many legends have grown up about Patrick: that he drove snakes out of Ireland, for example, and that he used a three-leafed clover, the shamrock, to illustrate the Trinity .
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The Billings Gazette reports Patrick Saint Standsoverbull III was sentenced Friday for tampering with evidence and misdemeanor assault in the 2015 death of 38-year-old Jeffrey Hewitt.

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Court documents say the 38-year-old victim was beaten by several people, including Standsoverbull and her brother, 35-year-old Patrick Saint Standsoverbull, who is also facing charges in the case.

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The tradition of parading began amongst Irish Catholic members of the British Army in New York in 1766 when the day “of St. Patrick, Saint of Ireland, was ushered in with Fifes and Drums,” as described in J.T.

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PATRICK, Saint, a Scotchman who drove all the snakes out of Ireland with the exception of those in bottles.

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Saint Paul, Saint Augustine, Saint Patrick, Saint Theresa, Saint Philip Neri, Saint Francis Xavier: such names as these come first to our minds when we think of "a saint."

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