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Saint Patrick, the man behind St. Patrick’s Day holiday, wasn’t even Irish

Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY Comments Off on Saint Patrick, the man behind St. Patrick’s Day holiday, wasn’t even Irish

Who was St. Patrick and why do we celebrate him? Saint Patrick is the protecting and guiding saint of Ireland, though ironically, he was not Irish.

     
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