How What saint is celebrated today? Check the saints for Friday, March 17

Today, Friday March 17, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Patrick

How What saint is celebrated today? Check the saints for Friday, March 17

Today, Friday March 17, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Patrick.

The original name of Saint Patrick was Maewyn. He was born in the year 387 in Scotland which was then known as Bennhaven Taberniae.

He belonged to a family of a Roman officer who at the age of 16 was taken prisoner by Irish pirates who turned him into a slave. He managed to flee and became a preacher of the Gospel in Ireland.

There I create several Christian communities. In fact, he is known as the Apostle of Ireland, where he died around the year 461.

On the occasion of Saint Patrick, a great party is celebrated both in Ireland and in the United States. Specifically, in New York, a large parade is held on Fifth Avenue.

One of the most representative symbols of the Saint Patrick's party is the shamrock. According to tradition, it was the saint himself who used this plant to explain with its three leaves the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit).

Saint Patrick is also credited with ridding Ireland of snakes. Currently, Ireland is the only region of the British Isles that does not have wild snakes, due to its separation from Great Britain shortly after the end of the last ice age.

The Catholic saints are the group of people recognized by the Church as saints or blessed on a specific date. The Roman Martyrology is the document that names and distributes in the calendar the almost 7,000 saints and blessed recognized by the Church.

The saints and saints are prominent men and women in the various religious traditions for their special relationships with the divinities or for a particular ethical elevation. While the consideration of blessed constitutes the third step on the path to canonization

Today's saints day, March 17, also celebrates the following saint's days:

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