Statue Of St. Patrick - Diocese - St. Patrick's Cathedral
Estatua de St. Patrick - Diócesis - Catedral de St. Patrick's
Statue Of St. Patrick - Diocese - St. Patrick's Cathedral
Diocese - St. Patrick's Cathedral - El Paso, Texas. St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity’s most widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery. Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are false, the products of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling. It is known that St. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17, around 460 A.D. Although his father was a Christian deacon, it has been suggested that he probably took on the role because of tax incentives and there is no evidence that Patrick came from a particularly religious family. At the age of 16, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family’s estate. They transported him to Ireland where he spent six years in captivity. (There is some dispute over where this captivity took place. Although many believe he was taken to live in Mount Slemish in County Antrim, it is more likely that he was held in County Mayo near Killala.) During this time, he worked as a shepherd, outdoors and away from people. Lonely and afraid, he turned to his religion for solace, becoming a devout Christian. (It is also believed that Patrick first began to dream of converting the Irish people to Christianity during his captivity.) After more than six years as a prisoner, Patrick escaped. According to his writing, a voice—which he believed to be God’s—spoke to him in a dream, telling him it was time to leave Ireland. To do so, Patrick walked nearly 200 miles from County Mayo, where it is believed he was held, to the Irish coast. After escaping to Britain, Patrick reported that he experienced a second revelation—an angel in a dream tells him to return to Ireland as a missionary. Soon after, Patrick began religious training, a course of study that lasted more than 15 years. After his ordination as a priest, he was sent to Ireland with a dual mission: to minister to Christians already living in Ireland and to begin to convert the Irish. (Interestingly, this mission contradicts the widely held notion that Patrick introduced Christianity to Ireland.) http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day/who-was-saint-patrick
Report this entry
More from the same community-collection
Mums - 2014 El Paso High School Homecoming
The mum is to the corsage kind of as the Baz Luhrman Romeo + ...
Mums A Texas Tradition - El Paso High School
High school students in Texas have developed a tradition of ...
Bailey Dickerson - Kicker For El Paso High School
What makes me a good candidate is what I have done throughout ...
Rio Grande Historic District - El Paso, Texas
Rio Grande Historic District - roughly bounded by Rio Grande, ...
Douglass School Float during Sun Bowl Parade
The image shows the "Pennsylvania" school float of Douglass ...
Douglass School in Sun Carnival Parade
The band and baton twirlers from Douglass School are seen in the ...
Liberty Light, law office, 1147 Montana
Law office of Felipe Millan: immigration law, hence the Statue ...