Patrick, Saint

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

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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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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."

From For Greater Things; the story of Saint Stanislaus Kostka by Kane, William Terence