Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day? The history and spiritual meaning behind the Irish feast
St. Patrick's Day is the feast day for St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Irish citizens celebrate the day by attending church to honor the saint who brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century. It's celebrated on March 17 annually to honor St. Patrick's death date.
The men and women (and one young child) featured in these pages experienced both joy and suffering — loneliness, sickness, ...
While St. Patrick's Day is a loud celebration of Irish heritage around the country each year, the church that bears the saint ...
America’s first St. Patrick’s Day celebration was in 1600 in the Spanish colony of present-day St. Augustine, Florida. Spanish colonial records mentioned a celebration for Saint Patrick in 1600 and ...
Richmond will host two significant celebrations of Irish culture and community: the Church Hill Irish Festival and Shamrock the Block.
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