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Farm workers - Andrew the Apostle, Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, [10] Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan. Farriers - Eligius, John the Baptist. Field workers - Medard. Firefighters - Eustace, [20] Florian [5] Brazilian firefighters - George.
Saint Patrick (Latin: Patricius; Irish: Pádraig [ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪɟ] or [ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəɟ]; Welsh: Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being Brigid of Kildare and Columba.
The first recorded St Patrick's Day celebration in America was in St. Augustine, Florida, in the year 1600 according to Michael Franicis's 2017 research. [ 5 ] Franicis discovered the first St. Patrick Day Parade was also in St. Augustine in 1601. [ 6 ] Both were organized by the Spanish Colony's Catholic Irish vicar Ricardo Artur (Richard Arthur).
17 March 2025 () Frequency. Annual. Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit. 'the Day of the Festival of Patrick'), is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c.385 – c. 461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.
The Seven Champions of Christendom is an epithet referring to St. George, St. Andrew, St. Patrick, St. Denis, St. James Boanerges, St. Anthony the Lesser, and St. David. 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 ...
Four other sons are assigned to her by old Irish writers, namely Saint Crummin of Lecua, Saint Miduu, Saint Carantoc, and Saint Maceaith. According to Colgan, the latter is identical with Liamania but must not be confounded with Saint Monennia, or Darerca, whose feast is on 6 July. Saint Darerca is honoured on 22 March and is the patroness of ...
Prior to the start of National Engineers Week, the University of Missouri College of Engineering began celebrating the world's first Engineers' Week in 1903, 48 years before the National Society of Professional Engineers, with St. Patrick as the patron saint of engineers. [3] [circular reference]
Saint Patrick Church is a historic building and the second-oldest Catholic church building in Columbus, Ohio. [7] Located in the Discovery District neighborhood, the structure served as the pro-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus until the consecration of Saint Joseph Cathedral. It has been served by priests of the Dominican ...