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<p> The apostle and patron saint of Ireland; his birthplace uncertain; flourished in the 5th century; his mission, which extended over great part of Ireland, and over thirty or forty years of time, was eminently successful, and at the end of it he was buried in Downpatrick, henceforth a spot regarded as a sacred one. Various miracles are ascribed to him, and among the number the extirpation from the soil of all venomous reptiles. </p> | <p> The apostle and patron saint of Ireland; his birthplace uncertain; flourished in the 5th century; his mission, which extended over great part of Ireland, and over thirty or forty years of time, was eminently successful, and at the end of it he was buried in Downpatrick, henceforth a spot regarded as a sacred one. Various miracles are ascribed to him, and among the number the extirpation from the soil of all venomous reptiles. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_77883"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/patrick,+st. St. Patrick from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_77883"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/patrick,+st. St. Patrick from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 15 October 2021
St. Patrick [1]
The apostle and patron saint of Ireland; his birthplace uncertain; flourished in the 5th century; his mission, which extended over great part of Ireland, and over thirty or forty years of time, was eminently successful, and at the end of it he was buried in Downpatrick, henceforth a spot regarded as a sacred one. Various miracles are ascribed to him, and among the number the extirpation from the soil of all venomous reptiles.
