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St. Patrick and the Snakes

Who Was the Real St. Patrick?

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Apparently Patrick kicked them out along with the snakes.

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(Shamrocks are a central symbol for St Patrick's Day.) St Patrick is also credited with ridding Ireland of snakes, chasing them into the sea.

'Tis a day to honour the memory of the man who brought Christianity to Ireland and chased the snakes out.

St. Patrick is known as a symbol of Ireland, particularly around every March. While he's obviously not Pagan at all — the title of Saint should give that away — there's often some discussion about him each year, because he's allegedly the guy who drove ancient Irish Paganism away from the Emerald Isle.

But before we talk about those claims, let's talk about who the real St. Patrick actually was.

Did You Know?

Some modern Pagans refuse to observe a day which honors the elimination of an old religion in favor of a new one, and wear a snake symbol on St.

Patrick's Day.
The idea that Patrick physically drove the Pagans from Ireland in inaccurate; what he did do was facilitate the spread of Christianity.
The real St. Patrick was believed to have been born around 370 c.e., probably in Wales or Scotland, was probably the son of a Roman Briton named Calpurnius.

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