Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day? The history and spiritual meaning behind the Irish feast
St. Patrick's Day is the feast day for St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Irish citizens celebrate the day by ...
Is it St. Patty’s or St. Paddy’s? Why wear green? What to know about St. Patrick’s Day origins
Here’s why "St. Paddy's" is spelled that way, the origin of wearing green and which historic Florida town held the first ...
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St. Augustine
Augustine was born at the town of Tagaste (now Souk-Ahras, in modern day Algeria) on November 13 ... He was the first son of Saint Monica and a pagan father named Patricius, who was baptized ...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s how many Florida residents claim Irish lineage
It's St. Patrick's Day today, with roughly 61% of Americans celebrating regardless of their heritage. How many Irish ...
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Where is the oldest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world?
The documents reveal that spring festivities which included a feast day of San Patricio (St. Patrick) was held in the year 1600 in St. Augustine, Florida. "While artillery pieces often were fired ...
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Oldest parade; oldest city: St. Augustine celebrated St. Patrick's Day on Saturday
The world's oldest known St. Patrick's Day parade marched through the historic streets of America's oldest city on Saturday, sporting bagpipes and lots of green and Irish pride. St. Augustine's St ...
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Is it St. Patty’s or St. Paddy’s? Why wear green? What to know about St. Patrick’s Day origins
“The documents reveal that spring festivities which included a feast day of San Patricio (St. Patrick) was held in the year 1600 in St. Augustine, Florida.” The oldest city's ...