St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th to honor St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick was born in Wales in 387 AD and was taken as a slave to Ireland in 403 AD, where he later escaped in 409 AD. After joining a monastery in France in 417 AD, St. Patrick began his mission to convert Ireland to Christianity in 432 AD and established Armagh as the primary see of Ireland before dying in 461 AD.

1. St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on
the 17th March.

2. St. Patrick’s Day
• St. Patrick was born in Wales in 387AD.
• In 403AD he was taken as a slave to
Ireland.
• In 409AD he escaped and returned home.

3. St. Patrick’s Day
• In 417AD St Patrick joined a monastery in
France.
• St Patrick began his mission to Ireland in
432AD
• In 441AD he received a blessing Pope St
Leo the Great.

4. St. Patrick’s Day
• In 444AD St. Patrick set up Armagh as the
main see of Ireland
• In 461AD St. Patrick died and was buried
in DownPatrick.