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Geaux Saints!Most people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but Ireland actually has three patron saints remembered throughout Irish history and tradition. 🇮🇪
St. Patrick, St. Brigid, and St. Columba (Colmcille) are all honoured as the patron saints of Ireland.
St. Patrick is remembered for bringing Christianity to Ireland and explaining the Trinity using the shamrock.
St. Brigid of Kildare is associated with generosity, healing, and the famous Brigid’s Cross, still made in many Irish homes.
St. Columba (Colmcille) was a great missionary and scholar who helped spread Irish Christianity to Scotland and beyond.
Together, these three saints represent faith, learning, and compassion in Irish tradition.
Today is a good time not only to remember Patrick, but also Brigid and Colmcille, who helped shape Ireland’s spiritual and cultural history.
🇮🇪 Which of Ireland’s three patron saints do you feel most connected to — Patrick, Brigid, or Colmcille?
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Happy St. Gertrude’s Day & St. Patrick’s Day!!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_of_Nivelles
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