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Saint Patrick. Photo: Thad Zajdowicz
Posted inEuropean Union, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

10 things to know about the real St. Patrick

by Lisa Bitel March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

On March 17, people around the world will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by parading in green hats, sporting images of shamrocks and leprechauns – tiny, grinning, fairy men – pinned to their lapels. Patrick’s picture will adorn greeting cards: an aged, bearded bishop in flowing robes, grasping a bishop’s staff and glaring at a coil […]

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