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 See our biographical scroll about St. Patrick
 From Celtic countries, interesting general information.
The Saint Patrick Centre offers extensive information about St. Patrick's World
Myths about St. Patrick from the History News Network
 Celtic Christian cross
It is popularly believed that Saint Patrick combined the symbol of Christianity with the Celtic sun cross
 Patrick's Breast Plate (Binding Prayer)
and
His Confessio (Declaration)
 Irish dictionery online is a great interactive guide,
Patrick was declared Patron of Nigeria in 1961 by the Sacred
Congregation of Rites.
 Much more info on Celtic spirituality and Irish
heritage can be found
on our own Celtic Saints/Heritage page.
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(Warning: don't wear too much!)
In the US, it's become customary to wear green
on St. Patrick's Day.
But in Ireland the color has long been considered unlucky, according to Bridget Haggerty, author of The
Traditional Irish Wedding and Irish Culture and Customs Web site (the best source for all
things Irish, IMO-PB)
Brigid explains: Irish folklore holds that green is the favorite color of the Good People (the proper name for
faeries). They are likely to steal people, especially children, who wear too much green.
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 from PB: In my AnachronTM,
I depict St. Patrick as a young slave who owed a lot to wolfhounds...
Irish Wolfhounds on parade for St. Patrick's Day (YouTube video)
Irishwolfhounds.org is a great resource with beautiful pictures, including postcards.
 It's widely held that Patrick used the shamrock to explain the 3-in-1 aspects of the Trinity.
The Farmers Almanac tells all about shamrocks.
Misc. symbols for misc. St. Patrick's Day stuff. |
