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Who Was St. Patrick And Why Is St. Patrick’s Day Celebrated?

Happy St. Patrick’s day!

In case you don’t know, here’s what today is all about…

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Who was St. Patrick and why is St. Patrick’s Day celebrated?

St. Patrick was a Christian missionary who who lived from the late 4th century A.D. to the mid 5th century A.D. He is credited with the conversion of Ireland from paganism. 

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