WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT SAINT PATRICK? The real St Patrick | St Patrick documentary

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT SAINT PATRICK? The real St Patrick | St Patrick documentary | History Calling

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He’s one of the MOST FAMOUS Christian saints, commonly associated with shamrocks and credited with ridding Ireland of snakes, but what do we know about Saint Patrick really? This St Patrick documentary from History Calling will go back to the original sources, written by the man himself, to separate fact from fiction and answer the question, what was the real St Patrick like? If you’ve ever wondered was St Patrick Irish, what was the deal with St Patrick and the shamrock, or why Saint Patrick’s day is on 17 March, then this is the video for you.
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@HistoryCalling 3 жыл бұрын

So have I taught you anything new about St Patrick? Let me know below and check out my PATREON site for extra perks at www.patreon.com/historycalling

@beth7935 3 жыл бұрын

Yep- pricipally, I didn't know the only contemporary sources for his life were 2 texts he wrote himself, or that he'd spent time in Gaul. I didn't know all the details, like his travels & being captured again, or that his father was a deacon & his grandfather was a priest- that's interesting. A very interesting vid generally, & as it uses contemporary sources & gives the date of later ones, I think it gives an accurate picture of what IS known, & what can't be known (unless more records are found.)

@HistoryCalling 3 жыл бұрын

@@beth7935 Thank you, I'm really glad you liked it. Yes, it's always interesting to peel back all the layers of myth and propaganda around a figure like Patrick and see what we really know about them.

@pureheart2030 3 жыл бұрын

Patrick’s mother was a moor and of African descent. I always wonder that is often left out.

@Sean-jc6cu 2 жыл бұрын

@@pureheart2030 lmao no she wasn't

@Minime163 2 жыл бұрын

@@beth7935 yep saint Patrick's breast plate was one of them.

@jordanrobinson4168 4 ай бұрын

My class feels that this video provided them with much more information about Saint Patrick's Day. They are glad you addressed the legends about the snakes. One student mentioned he was interested in learning more about the kidnapping story. Another student mentioned how Christianity may not have made the influence on Ireland that it has if Saint Patrick hadn't gone to Ireland. They thought it was about leprechauns, but instead it's about Christianity. They thought it was "rad!" "W."

@user-cw4oe5hz2c 4 ай бұрын

W comment

@user-cw4oe5hz2c 4 ай бұрын

Does he have rizz

@Honestly_Inosuke 4 ай бұрын

W comment 💅

@aydeenmunoz1290 4 ай бұрын

W comment btw it’s ur fav student

@user-cw4oe5hz2c 4 ай бұрын

Johan ur not himmy

@nadezhdawall-rossi2864 2 жыл бұрын

My father was Irish and he very much disapproved of the way Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day. In Ireland, it a a reverential, somber day. Americans drink green beer and carouse, ignorant of Irish history & the struggles of the Irish people.

@Sean-jc6cu 2 жыл бұрын

Many Irish Americans celebrate it by being with family and going to mass....regular Americans think of it as another Cinco De Mayo

@kimberlyhood4095 2 жыл бұрын

My Dad's side of the family is Irish, we celebrate the day by making the foods of Ireland, no drinking, no carousing. It's the big cities that's turned it into a party, the rivers dyed green and the beer, with huge parades.

@geordiewishart1683 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure why going to mass would be seen as a suitable way to celebrate Patrick's day as he was not a slave to popish Roman rites. Instead, he adhered only to the gospel.

@mikedon5205 Жыл бұрын

Ummmmm I don't know when you were last in Ireland, but the way you suggested Americans celebrate it sounds exactly the same as Ireland 😂

@janecollette9504 Жыл бұрын

Good point. It's a good time to be grateful for the faith and dedication of this man in bringing Christianity to Ireland.

@thomassnider6691 Жыл бұрын

There were never snakes in Ireland. I suppose when some foreigners noticed the lack of snakes there, the local people told them St. Patrick drove them off.

@mimimatasar3699 2 жыл бұрын

Would just like to say whenever I view your history videos I know they will be unbiased and pure facts , I again would like to thank you and keep doing what your doing.

@beatricetreadwell5785 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I knew nothing about St. Patrick, but your video was very clear, honest and helpful. And your voice is very lovely. 🙂

@HistoryCalling 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Have a lovely St Patrick's Day tomorrow, wherever you are in the world.

@jawo8754 2 жыл бұрын

You missed the fact that the "snakes" referred too were meant to be a reference of the Celtic people and their priest class, the Druids. Thus meaning he converted the pagans.

@patriciaramsey5294 Жыл бұрын

Cite your proof source

@coffeebirdtree Жыл бұрын

This reminds me of something i just read in the Divine Project, by Pope Benedict the XVI. (Great reading! The man is said to be one of the greatest theologians in all history) He explains how the story of creation in Genesis was developing along with the people of Israel through prehistory, and how in the context of their time and place, the snake represented the fertility religions surrounding them which constantly tempted them into worshipping false gods

@sophitsa79 Жыл бұрын

@@coffeebirdtree people of Israel didn't exist in prehistory. At the very earliest, they became a distinct people's around the end of the Bronze age

@Baczkowa78 Жыл бұрын

Right. I don’t get why people do not understand the metaphor.

@andreww1937 Жыл бұрын

Just came from another video where a few people in the comments cited both sides of the “what really happened” argument with conviction. We’re talking about a dude who was born approximately 200 years after the canonized gospels were written. Almost 1700 years ago. None of us know the true story. this is also an opinion, but What we do know is the Roman Catholic Church has notoriously manipulated history to their liking.

@silvertbird1 3 жыл бұрын

I know considerably more than I did before, thank you. How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things. Greetings from Texas, USA.

@user-hn5nn8jd4y 4 ай бұрын

Patrick was just a colonizer who genocided true pre-christian gnostic serpentine priestesses

@westieweardogkilts9715 3 жыл бұрын

So interesting. I love how stories twist and turn over the centuries.

@katharper655 2 жыл бұрын

My Irish husband, Brody, was born and lived in Drogheda until age 14. His father, who was an English history professor, was offered a Professorship at the University of MIAMI. A wonderful coincidence, since several years later, I moved to Miami. Brody, oddly, is ambivalent about St. Patrick's Day. But our girls adore their Daddy, mimic his strong Irish brogue, and ask him for stories from Ireland. Poor mites! Maman is full blood Cajun; Da is Irish as they come. What a combination!

@HistoryCalling 2 жыл бұрын

You'll have to bring your daughters to Ireland sometime (if you haven't already) so they can see where that part of their family comes from :-)

@katharper655 2 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryCalling We have been saving for a trip to Ireland..we wanted the girls to be mature enough that their Dad's family history-his 14-times Great-Grandfather was one of the Irishmen who defended Drogheda from Oliver Cromwell's army. One of the few men-in-arms to survive. WE WOULD HAVE GONE LAST YEAR. We had almost enough for the trip until Joe Biden became POTUS...AND THE BOTTOM FELL OUT OF OUR ECONOMY. BUT WE'LL GO THERE SOON AS WE CAN.

@williamf4544 2 жыл бұрын

@@katharper655 I think i remember your dads 14 times Great Grandfather so i do Mrs and he was on Cromwells side so he was. sure the old ladies used to throw stones at him when he walked down the street and then one day he just disappeared im not sure where he went - at least i think that was him - best watch what you say when you come there are still old ladies with long memories here that like to throw stones but youll get a good old Irish welcome still so you will - As the song goes "Come into the parlour if you think your Irish theres a welcome there for you - if your name is Timmothy or Pat as long as you come from Ireland theres a welcome on the mat" - top of the morning to you Mrs

@helenamcginty4920 Жыл бұрын

My grandad left Ireland for England to work when he was 14. I dont recall his accent as I was only 6 when he died. But having visited his hometown I know it was soft and musical. I do know he forgot his Irish by his late 40s as mum said he complained that Radio Eireann couldnt speak it well. Not that after over 30 years he had forgotten a lot. I have only lived in Europe for 13 years and often forget my English especially if I dont speak it for a while.

@helenamcginty4920 Жыл бұрын

@@williamf4544what a pointless and rather nasty response.

@leekorbel1191 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for creating this exceptional video presentation. It certainly answers many questions and is an enjoyable video to watch!

@HistoryCalling 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee. Glad you enjoyed it :-)

@samtrujillojr 3 жыл бұрын

I am 1/2 a century old but recently found out I'm Irish on my Mother's side. My mom always told me the real story of St Patrick. You taught me even more. Well done! Please do St. Valentine next.

@user-hn5nn8jd4y 4 ай бұрын

Patrick was just a colonizer who genocided true pre-christian gnostic serpentine priestesses

@vernon2542 2 жыл бұрын

That was very interesting, it is amazing how truths and myths can get so embellished. Thank you

@carlstenger5893 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video! Your videos are always fascinating. Thanks so much!

@pennyholliday7981 2 жыл бұрын

My wedding anniversary is St. Patrick's day. I love listening to your videos. Blessings from the USA. Happy St. Patrick's day

@spioradnaiseanta2318 2 жыл бұрын

Very well rounded. Thank you.

@ciaragrey5523 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another great video. Happy St. Patrick's day!🍀

@HistoryCalling 2 жыл бұрын

Same to you :-)

@user-hn5nn8jd4y 4 ай бұрын

Patrick was just a colonizer who genocided true pre-christian gnostic serpentine priestesses

@Georgia-Vic 2 жыл бұрын

That was an Awesome presentation I must say, Thank you immensely! Yes it's always a good thing to orient oneself whether it be: map, chart,video, history lesson or any other descriptive tool which helps one to better understand the subject at hand! Thank you for helping me to better know the facts regarding Saint Patrick! 😏🍀 the picture of me at the upper left was taken on St. Patrick's day in Down Town Florence Colorado 3 years ago as of yesterday! 🙄

@HistoryCalling 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. :-)

@ToddErnst1999 4 ай бұрын

I enjoy learning new things. I enjoy learning what is true and separating fact and fiction. Thank you for an excellent video.

@kathleenwindasgoodwin9165 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this!

@michellebruce5092 Жыл бұрын

Hi, how are you? I'm doing well. Great history video on St. Patrick day I enjoyed it. Have a great day greetings from Canada 😊

@ninamal6 2 жыл бұрын

I would love more videos about the saints!

@moebanshee 3 жыл бұрын

It was very interesting and yeah I pretty much knew most of that I've always considered the snake story as a idiom.... Snakes as a term for unbelievers he brought Christianity to Ireland thus driving out unbelievers a kind of way to explain it.

@jodu626 2 жыл бұрын

same for the dragon with st George

@colleenobrien8212 2 жыл бұрын

My opinion is it was referring to the druids.

@MDeLorien 2 жыл бұрын

@@colleenobrien8212 it was

@crimthann-fathach 4 ай бұрын

It wasn't. He didn't bring the religion either, it had been here for at least a century. The story of him introducing it is a piece of propaganda written by Armagh Church. And if you actually read the text,it mentions druids and pagans. The use allegory would be redundant. It's meant to explain the absence of snakes in Ireland and attribute it as a miracle. Simple as

@havingalook2 Жыл бұрын

Well done, I did very much enjoyed your presentation.

@HistoryCalling Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly ☘

@prarieborn6458 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely video. I especially enjoyed the images and scenes of the land in so many shades of green, and the maps and even satellite view of the emerald isle. You take us along on the travels of the Saint as though we are watching from behind a tree in the forest or among his traveling companions. I was surprised at the small amount of actual evidence of his life. I read a novel about his life, set in Roman Britain times, that was inspiring and followe him through captivity and returning home to study and be ordained and sent back to Ireland to bring the faith, and his struggles to convert the pagan kings. I thought it was based on early church records in Britain and France. Silly me! But I love the Saint, he looms large in my imagination. Thank You

@HistoryCalling 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-) I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, there's not a whole lot of contemporary evidence for his life (though more than for most people living then I admit).

@user-hn5nn8jd4y 4 ай бұрын

Patrick was just a colonizer who genocided true pre-christian gnostic serpentine priestesses

@mimimatasar3699 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, thank you.

@zzzzipy12 2 жыл бұрын

Great information!

@HistoryCalling 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you liked it and Happy St Patrick's Day. :-)

@MrAchosenson 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I was a little worried this was going to be a revisionist hit job, but it was nothing of the sort. Very fair without personal point of view commentary. Great job.

@catherineventure3996 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the snakes didn't crawl to Ireland because of the last ice age. I liked the documentary.

@brendan9218 4 ай бұрын

I believe snakes are everywhere.

@andrewthacker114 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.interesting

@blorac9869 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed, TYVM!

@terencebennison6275 3 жыл бұрын

He certainly had a rough life! A simple man with a strong vocation, living in a dangerous time. Brave, but probably not aware of just how brave he was. I wonder what he would say if he could see today how much he is revered and feted by Irish people all over the world. Great video, using information gleaned from such sparce sources. Thank you.

@HistoryCalling 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Yes, it was a very tough life. He probably wouldn't believe how famous he is today (and I think he'd be surprised at the snake and shamrock stories!)

@Minime163 2 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryCalling well if he starts givin' out to us about them we'll just blame the yanks. (No offence ment to any American's turning in just self preservation)

@randomcenturion7264 Жыл бұрын

😂 None taken dude

@TIFFANYDlAS 2 жыл бұрын

I just came across your channel and love all of your videos! This taught me a lot, I didn’t know much about him. I’m in southern Maryland in the US.

@gonefishing167 3 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it amazing that what we perceive to be fact is , sometimes sadly, not. How can they write such things years after and we accept it. Like Anne Boleyn, Richard the 111 or Bloody Mary. She wasn’t any worse than her predecessors but, written in the context of faith, perceived to be so. Apologies, I got way off track. My mum was of Irish descent - from County Cork. Perhaps, peoole need something to believe in also. St Patrick chased the snakes out of Ireland , he must be a good guy. Loved the bit about the shamrock. I’ll still think it’s good luck , that’s o.k - right? 🤣🤣. St Patrick’s day is celebrated in a big way in Broken Hill, NSW. Has been for a number of years. Its a horse race in his honour. Thank you. Really appreciate the hard work you put into these videos 🙏🙏🙏🙏🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@Minime163 2 жыл бұрын

I love all history and history calling done a great job telling Henry the 8th Ann boleyn and many other stories in a way anyone can understand. Delighted she done this saint Patrick's thread and hope she does more on Irish history.

@elizabethspedding1975 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you for a great lesson. Will you talk about other saints?

@HistoryCalling 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm, good question. Joan of Arc springs to mind, but I think after next week's video (which is already done) I'm going to go back to the Tudors for a while, as that seems to be what people like the most. I'll bear the idea of more saints in mind though. Thanks for watching and commenting. I'm glad you liked the video.

@SCOLTON97Archive 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, I'd love more Irish history ones!

@HistoryCalling 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I'll try to fit some in :-)

@daiseycasey2718 2 жыл бұрын

Yes 👍🏻

@naly202 3 жыл бұрын

The Orthodox Church recognises a thing called Holy Tradition- which contains orally transmitted stories about saints, etc. These stories are eventually put in writing. So the story about the snakes and the shamrock could have indeed happened, being kept alive in the conscience of the people even if they were recorded much later. On the other hand "driving snakes away" could have been a metaphor for driving away evil spirits or heretics. Etc. Still one thing is certain: he did exist, and we have written proof. Thanks for the info.

@Katholikos78 2 жыл бұрын

Same in Anglicanism and Catholicism as long ago, they were one Church.

@clasesdeinglesconcarlos6719 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome🍀

@randywilson944 8 ай бұрын

I was the best Irish ☘️ singer 🎤 at our St. Patrick’s Day party at the Officers Club at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota some 30 years ago! I won a small trophy 🏆 and a bottle of Irish liqueur 😂 I left the party at 3 am and it was snowing 🌨 🥶

@Shane-Flanagan 5 ай бұрын

Thank you HC! ☘️ 💚 ☘️ 💚

@seamus6994 Жыл бұрын

First let me say, this was a very good and eye opening video. One of the best things to ever be invented, is the Internet. For reading and learning, it can't be matched. They say the Bible is the Greatest History Book. If so, the Internet is the Greatest Encyclopedia. I'm Irish American. I love History of all types and from every corner of the world. It saddens and angers me to realize so much of what we think we know, is not true at all. Similar to Historical or based on the life, movies. Once you read about the actual person or events, you understand the movie is almost all hype and make believe. And young people especially, all to often, believe every bit of it. For me, anything that is labeled "Historical" or "True", should be as accurate as possible. Thank you for the Truth.....

@user-xv1cj6gx5r Жыл бұрын

Thanks! well done.

@nildabridgeman8104 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou very much for making this video. I grew up in NYC, not Irish but everyone including Jews are Irish on St Patrick's Day. Apart from the corned beef, cabbage, Irish soda bread, beer & parade I never knew anything about the man & not much is written about him. I'm a Christian & love his story & how God used him to pour out love & bring the knowledge of Jesus Christ to Ireland

@HistoryCalling Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. I'm glad the video and Patrick's story resonated so much with you. :-)

@mariannehay4209 2 жыл бұрын

Such a leap from his life to how St Patrick’s day is celebrated! Says a lot doesn’t it. 😂

@annekabrimhall1059 2 жыл бұрын

Should be a call to change if you ask me. I’m not Catholic but modern parties seem disrespectful to St. Patrick.

@mauricedavis2160 2 жыл бұрын

It says something alright, I just don't what???🙏🤔

@christopherjohnson1803 Жыл бұрын

I think it says that people make holidays into what they want them to be....same with Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine's.

@Tyler380 3 жыл бұрын

To this day I wear something green on St. Patrick's day... Thank you for this.. Very informative..

@HistoryCalling 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome :-)

@coocoopetshop3889 Жыл бұрын

thank you great video

@HistoryCalling Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :-)

3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Portugal! This was a great video. I knew little of St. Patrick and, in fact, I assumed he was never a real person, but more of a myth. So thank you for enlightening me.

@HistoryCalling 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Márcia. Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, Patrick was definitely real though many saints may not have been, so I completely understand why you might have thought he was a mythical figure. There's a lot of debate as to whether the Irish Saint Brigit was a real person for instance.

@grabir01 Жыл бұрын

Sons of Cain "Kenites" were run out of Ireland. Apparently they all have moved to USA and have taken over Washington DC. We need St Patrick here now.

@Jack-yz4ws 3 жыл бұрын

The snake story was a Norman story as to why theres no snakes here it may stem from Gerald of Wales topography of Ireland in which he wrote that frogs and lizards don't like Irish soil and would explode if they can't get away from it

@lionhawk555 2 жыл бұрын

The Romans already knew that there were no snakes in Ireland.

@Jack-yz4ws 2 жыл бұрын

@@lionhawk555 they probs did but I mean like the first time we here the story of Saint Patrick getting rid of snakes doesn't really appear until the 10th or 11th centuries when the normans came to England and hade interaction with Ireland too. Moreover, this story is quite similar in theme to the stories written by Gerald of Wales when he wrote his topography of Ireland in which he claimed that there's werewolves who were cursed by Saint Patrick the wolves of ossory, human-cow hybrids, and other weird stuff

@adanphu4325 9 ай бұрын

Very very very blessed video

@jayleigh4642 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

@adanphu4325 10 ай бұрын

Very good. Very honest, nice, kind, and cute voice

@michaelreid194 Жыл бұрын

Its amazing he was able to escape at all when he didn't know where he was going and didn't speak the language.

@LivingCrusader Жыл бұрын

Didn't change anything for me. It added to my admiration for this servant of Christ. Happy Saint Patrick's Day! ☘️ 🇮🇪 ✝️

@HistoryCalling Жыл бұрын

Thank you and same to you :-)☘

@rodbenson5879 Жыл бұрын

Love your voice and Irish(?) accent.

@HistoryCalling Жыл бұрын

Thank you and yes, I'm from Northern Ireland :-)

@aaronargottelopez3488 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!

@johnpeter4184 2 жыл бұрын

Well done and yes I've learned a great deal. Thank you for your work. March 17th by the Gregorian calendar that was declared in 1583? 😃 🍎

@syreetakadijharichardsgeor2323 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, nice liked.

@youforgotyourcrap 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful instrument of linguistics she has😊

@Minime163 2 жыл бұрын

Yes beautieful gentle voice

@HistoryCalling 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-)

@youforgotyourcrap 2 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryCalling you are very welcome..and thank you ;-)

@jamesomeara2329 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. It's interesting actually if you talk to folks from Boston or New York. Though gone now, the WWII generation had a mixed take upon the holidays celebration. Some went to church, some went with the drinking. It seems the younger folks in the States have ignored, or forgotten much of the heritage of the immigrants who came here, and things like this hopefully will remind them of what there great grandparents were trying to build for the families. Not the contemporary stereotype to many indulge in.

@patriciaramsey5294 Жыл бұрын

Well said. I can tell the pride you must have

@stlouisix3 Жыл бұрын

St Patrick😊❤😊, please pray 🙏 for me❤❤❤

@thelandofloviestarringmiss77 Жыл бұрын

Thank you that was so refreshing I was born today but in 1973 I believe Saint Patrick was also the first bishop. It's so ironic at 13 my grandfather had to go to Ireland

@torimahnke2255 Жыл бұрын

It’s too bad St Patrick’s day has turned into a drinking festival… far from anything he would have approved of.

@crimthann-fathach 4 ай бұрын

Drink has been associated with the festival for at least 400 years. Plus he wined and dined with the kings of Ireland. He likely partied himself. It would have insulted the kings had he not

@DavidRomero-jv9yd Жыл бұрын

Green is spring, so lets drink too that! Tomorrow morning I will forget what I've been lied to think?

@AnnaAnna-uc2ff 11 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@randomcenturion7264 Жыл бұрын

St Patrick: Breathes Raiders: So I started slaving

@kathrynjordan8782 2 жыл бұрын

A wonderful documentary of St Patrick. Mom always said that there was Irish on her side of the family. I am Irish on her side of the family. This documentary taught me more than what I have heard about St Patrick.

@annakimborahpa 2 жыл бұрын

That's an astounding final testimony of Patrick at 9:51 - 10:16: While (A) humbly referring to himself as an unlearned sinner, (B) he attributes everything he has done as a gift of God and (C) in support of this attribution he demands that no charge of ignorance be placed against him. Only a saint could write like this since a demon would never feign such humility. In certain respects, it is comparable to the Magnificat of Mary during her visitation with Elizabeth in St. Luke's Gospel, 1:46-55.

@ARedMagicMarker 2 жыл бұрын

All most Americans know about him is if you don't wear green on his day, you get pinched, and you can partake in the green beer.

@siomhe8539 Жыл бұрын

I am Catholic and Irish....this is a great honest source of his life...

@lorrainemcgee1177 Жыл бұрын

ST Patrick wasnt Catholic he brought Christianity to Ireland

@CynymonGirl Жыл бұрын

Very informative -- but a few lingering questions: why was he kidnapped? What "group/companions" was he with for 28 days as they crossed Gaul? Who and why was he taken captive again when the group reached civilization? That is a well fed snake!

@crimthann-fathach 4 ай бұрын

He was taken to be made a slave. Quite common in Ireland at the time

@cheekyfella4771 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@ravinp371 2 жыл бұрын

So my mother went into labor with me on the 17th. She said if I was born on the 17th I would've been named Patricia. My name isn't Patricia. 😂😂 I was born the 18th.

@premonitioning 2 жыл бұрын

There's a myth in Northern Ireland that St Patrick did his shepherding on Slieve Slemish in Antrim...would you happen to know where this may have come from?

@HistoryCalling 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry. I'm afraid I don't. It's maybe from a later hagiography though (if I had to guess).

@rev.stephena.cakouros948 5 ай бұрын

This was well done. May I add that a number of people believed to be Irish made their way from Ireland to what is now called Turkey in the year 298 BC. The Romans referred to them as Gali or Galic while the Greeks called the Keltoi or Kelts. They put in place a pentapolis or five city region. They would have spoken a different language, had a different religion than their neighbors, and they would have been of much fairer skin. On one of his missionary journeys the apostle Paul won a umber of them to Christ, only to discover later that Judaizers tried to pervert the teachings of Paul who believed that salvation is by grace thru faith without works. Hence the New Testament Letter to the Galatians in which Paul comes out swinging against those who teach what he calls "another gospel" which he says is "no gospel"; see chapter one and especially Galatians 2:21 the one verse of scripture that summarizes the teachings of Paul that jives so well with that of Peter, Acts 15;7-11. . At the time Paul suffered from myopia but in his letter he notes their generous spirit for not looking down on him when God did not heal him. He even says "You would have plucked out your eyes for me." He draws attention to his illness by saying he has written using "large letters." All Christians should study Paul's letter to this Irish congregation. Indeed, my favorite hymn Be Thou My Vision" is Irish.

@rhondawentzell6959 Жыл бұрын

Patrick…Humble Resilient Honourable & a true sense of justice. ☘️🌹

@victoriatobes9338 4 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh, if I was ever condemned for what I did at age 15, I’d probably have been put to death! Saint Patrick is an amazing and inspiring human being and I am also surprised at what the holiday became in the US.

@tiptoeninja4326 2 ай бұрын

Where did you get that info

@GodSeesAll2023 4 ай бұрын

We are all called to become Saints ❤ ☘️ Happy St Patrick's Day ☘️

@jonbetts21 Жыл бұрын

Patric was born in Banwen in the Neath valley, South Wales

@diannehughes1887 2 жыл бұрын

The interesting story about the snakes, Ireland never had snakes, according to David Attenborough

@marion3057 2 жыл бұрын

I've watched a few videos that have said the tale of snakes are symbolic, symbolising pagans, there's stories of alot of saints that have roots in paganism (if not further back) that hold alot of similar symbolism for example Saint Brigid, in paganism she's celebrated as a deity or archetype. I find it ironic how the church converted so many pagans (converting is being polite, they were forced or witch hunted), but now paganism is on the rise again.

@aheat3036 2 жыл бұрын

He was British!… Yep!… Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

@HistoryCalling 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, he wasn't from Ireland. It's one of those quirky little historical ironies. Happy St Patrick's Day to you too.

@thehangmansdaughter1120 3 жыл бұрын

I read a fabulous book about the life of St. Patrick by Stephan Lawhead entitled "Patrick" many years ago. Now the book was fictionalised, but it included as many factual accounts as the author could find and is, in my opinion, well worth reading.

@Knappa22 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting that his 1st language was Brythonic (Old Welsh).

@robertafelix8475 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you I knew nothing about st Patrick

@HistoryCalling 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :-)

@e.r.6147 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting but didn’t change any of my thoughts

@interestingindeed3169 2 жыл бұрын

St Patrick let's go

@kimbrandon7820 2 жыл бұрын

Gosh he was picked on, he sounded like a kind person and his gifts were not understood

@anthonywalsh1619 2 жыл бұрын

He forgot the 250 or so snakes in leinster house, the seat of government in ireland

@Not34579 Жыл бұрын

Most beautiful saint of the people

@vassa1972 2 жыл бұрын

Happy belated st Patrick's Day to all

@petermacleod2402 2 жыл бұрын

st Patrick was an English roman. when the roman empire was recalled st Patrick headed to Ireland to preach and he done a good job, as occupation was not a factor in Rome's domination in ireland. a stubborn tongue to domesticate the locals seen Ireland right.ireland a true Province State that still stands mighty

@user-jy3gx3xd9t 4 ай бұрын

St. Patrick He is Famous Priest of Ireland in History😊✝☘🍀

@alunrees313 7 ай бұрын

Saint Patrick was a Welsh man born in Trionen Glamorgan South Wales, his birth name was Maenwen , he climbed up a ash tree, Welsh onen , when Irish raiders came to Glamorgan

@emmahepburn2969 11 ай бұрын

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@scented-leafpelargonium3366 2 жыл бұрын

Patrick was part of the pre-Roman Celtic Church in Ireland which kept the Saturday Sabbath instead of Sunday and remembered the death of the Lord on the actual Biblical date of Passover on Nisan 14th in the calendar that God set in place and which Jesus observed during His lifetime. The Celtic Christians also kept the Biblical food laws and did not eat unclean foods such as pork and shellfish and their clergy were free to marry, eschewing the celibacy of the Roman system. Patrick would not worship in either the Roman Catholic or Protestant churches today as the Celtic Church kept only the Passover date until the Synod of Whitby in 664 CE when the British Church turned fully Roman, discarding Sabbath for Sunday and Passover for Easter. The Protestant churches today still uphold these Roman traditions without question. ☘

@dan020350 2 жыл бұрын

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@michaela6147 4 ай бұрын

Makes no sense for us to celebrate it in America. No one knows anything about it

@ARIES5342 2 жыл бұрын

So, enslaved, kidnaped and enslaved, enslaved again and once more. Pig rustler, Sailor, known associate of rapscallions and Ner-do-wells. The two things we remember about him are most likely lies (shamrocks and snakes.) Wow, no wonder he drank so much. Adam