person
Saint Patrick
Also known as Patricius, Pádraig
medium
- born. c. 385medium · Wikidata P569
- died. c. 461-03-17medium · Wikidata P570
Romano-British missionary bishop in Ireland whose Confessio and Letter to Coroticus are the only secure sources; his dates are uncertain.
Wikipedia extract
Saint Patrick 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. He is also the patron saint of Nigeria. Patrick is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland, Lutheranism, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, where he is regarded as equal-to-the-apostles and Enlightener of Ireland.
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Sources
- Saint Patrick · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q165479 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
Authority files
- Q165479
- VIAF 122169573
- Library of Congress n80104029
- Trismegistos author 3347
- Pinakes 2207
- Catholic Encyclopedia 11554a
irish-christianity · missions · 5th-century