Saint Patrick

In room 1 we have been learning about saints, what I enjoyed was finding out new things about saints. What I found challenging was writing it in my own words.

Born: 385 AD, Britannia
Died: 431 AD, Saul, United Kingdom
Feast: 17 March (Saint Patrick's Day)
Full name: Maewyn Succat
Nationality: Roman

Saint Patrick has a special day called Saint Patrick’s day. It is on the 17 March, a day Irish people like to celebrate.

How he became a saint

His real name is Maewyn Succat and he took on the name when he became a priest.
When he was a teenager he was kidnapped by pirates and sold to slavery in Ireland to herd sheep.

In the 6 years he was in captivity, he learned to speak fluently in Irish and he turned to God in prayer. He escaped after having a dream sent from God in which he was told to leave Ireland by going to the coast where he would find a ship waiting to sail to Britain.

He is believed to have met up with his parents in Wales before travelling to France where he became a priest and bishop. Saint Patrick was sent another dream in which the people of Ireland were calling out to him to come and walk with them again.  He was set the task of teaching Christianity to the Irish. He travelled throughout Ireland, preaching the Gospel. He and his disciples preached and converted thousands and began building churches all over the country.

By Timiah