Happy Patrick's Day.

[PROCNA2018]

I only learnt today that St Patrick was British

From what is now Wales, St George was a Palestinian although it was Greek at the time. St Andrew was a Galilean.

 

[Gregory_Mike]

I only learnt today that St Patrick was British

A purebred leek muncher was Pat.

 

[Matlock]

I only learnt today that St Patrick was British

My name is Patrick. I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers. I am looked down upon by many. My father was Calpornius. He was a deacon; his father was Potitus, a priest, who lived at Bannavem Taburniae. His home was near there, and that is where I was taken prisoner. I was about sixteen at the time.

At that time, I did not know the true God. I was taken into captivity in Ireland, along with thousands of others. We deserved this, because we had gone away from God, and did not keep his commandments. We would not listen to our priests, who advised us about how we could be saved.

The Lord brought his strong anger upon us, and scattered us among many nations even to the ends of the earth. It was among foreigners that it was seen how little I was.

(Opening lines of St. Patrick's Confessio)

Unfortunately, there is no modern record of where Bannavem Taburniae was, but many scholars seem to think it was what is now Banwen in Wales.

Now for ya!

 

[Hank Scorpio]

From what is now Wales, St George was a Palestinian although it was Greek at the time. St Andrew was a Galilean.

Theres not a whole lot known about Patricius tbh. Theres only two surviving source attributed to him. The ‘Confessio’ and the ‘Epistola'

All that stuff about him being a slave is bollocks.

They know he was alive in the 5th century but reports on his death differ from 420 to 490.

Did a module on him in College. Utter dose.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Theres not a whole lot known about Patricius tbh.

You mean he might not have got rid of the snakes

 

[Hank Scorpio]

You mean he might not have got rid of the snakes

They reckon he was likely the son of a Roman cleric but its just all guesswork.

The 'slave' story was most likely embellishment from what I remember of it in college to cement his hardship credentials.

 

[Gregory_Mike]

You mean he might not have got rid of the snakes

Don't mind dem snakes hun.

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

Can't stop farting from Guinness. I hardly ever drink the stuff

 

[Gregory_Mike]

Can't stop farting from Guinness. I hardly ever drink the stuff

A friend of mine, his wife made him switch from Guinness to larger because he was farting too much.

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

A friend of mine, his wife made him switch from Guinness to larger because he was farting too much.

I can't tolerate it at all. It's tasty though and a little too easy to drink.
Larger than what though