1.Who was St. Patrick?
Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Romano-British Christian
missionary and bishop in Ireland
2. What is the purpose of St. Patrick's Day?
The date commemorates the day St. Patrick died, believed to be in A.D. 461. Upon his death, St. Patrick was mostly forgotten, according to National Geographic.
3.Why is St. Patrick's day designated when it is?
March 17
4.Why a certain color on St. Patrick's Day?
There isn't really one reason why this is the official color of St. Patrick's Day, but the color green has a lot of connections to Ireland and springtime.
5. Other information of interest
According to legend, St. Patrick used shamrocks, those three-leaf clovers, to explain the Holy Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit while trying to convert people to Christianity, according to National Geographic.
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