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Icon of Saint Patrick from Christ the Savior Russian Orthodox Church, Wayne, West Virginia Stained glass window of St Patrick from the Protestant Church of Ireland cathedral in Armagh 17 March, popularly known as Saint Patrick's Day , is believed to be his death date and is the date celebrated as his Feast Day . [ 103 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 February 2025. Cultural and religious celebration on 17 March For other uses, see Saint Patrick's Day (disambiguation). Saint Patrick's Day Saint Patrick depicted in a stained-glass window at Saint Benin's Church, Ireland Official name Saint Patrick's Day Also called Feast of Saint Patrick Lá Fhéile ...
In New York City, the “official” St Patrick’s Day Parade - which was founded in 1762 - typically attracts two million people. While not a legal holiday, the day is widely recognised and ...
St. Patrick's Day marks the day Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, died in 461, but many of the lively traditions we know today began with Irish Americans.
According to the Library of Congress, St. Patrick's Day is “an Irish and Irish-American holiday commemorating the death, as legend has it, of Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17 ...
Approximately 40,000 people attend each year. The St. Patrick's Parade of Washington, D.C. was first held in 1971. The parade route runs down Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th Streets, N.W and features marching bands, pipe bands, Irish dance schools, military, police, and fire departments, as well as floats and novelty groups. [127]
They are the patron saints of, respectively, England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, [1] and Wales. The champions were depicted in Christian art and folklore in Great Britain as heroic warriors, most notably in a 1596 book by Richard Johnson titled Famous Historie of the Seaven Champions of Christendom .
The work was commissioned by the Louth Contemporary Music Society. [1] [2] The text is the final part of a traditional prayer for protection, Saint Patrick's Breastplate, attributed to St. Patrick, the primary patron saint of Ireland. [1]