Saint Patrick Archives

Did Irish Pirates Abduct St. Patrick (and Sell Him Into Slavery)?

Patrick himself wrote that he was abducted by Irish pirates and enslaved in Ireland for six years, but is that the real story?

A god, a demon, a goblin, an idol: whatever Crom Cruach is, we know St. Patrick destroys it (according to legend)

Did Saint Brigid actually exist? Or was she a reimagining of the Irish pagan goddess (or a druidess) of the same name?

Why is St. Patrick’s Day celebrated on March 17th? Turns out there’s much more to the story than most people realize.

Introducing the latest book in my Celtic Pocket Guides series, Saint Patrick in Your Pocket: 20 Questions With the Apostle of Ireland

The legacy of St. Patrick is a combination of fact and fiction, history and fantasy. These are the most popular books that tell his story.

St. Patrick tells us in his Confession that he was ready to give his life to spread the Gospel in Ireland. But did he die a martyr?

St. Patrick famously wrote a confession, but to what did he confess? One historian makes the case for murder.

Was St. Patrick on a mission of peace, or did he use violence to convert the pagans of Ireland to Christianity?

The answer seems obvious. But once you start peeling back the layers, you’ll see why some call St. Patrick’s Catholicness into question.