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Show ST. PATRICK'S DAY. ! Who was St. Patrick, where was ho i; born, where did he die, what were bla antecedents? No ono seems able, to I answer these questions. St. Patrick Is i supposed to have been born In Eng-! Eng-! land some say Wales, others say' jj Scotland about 396 A. D. When 15 yearn old he was carried to Ireland as I a slave, later escaping to Franco, J v. hero he studied for his religious ) work. Later he returned to Ireland, f tho scene of his slavery, and converl- ed the Druids to Christianity. Ho Is supposed to havo diod at the age i of 97, although some writers record j, his death at CI years of age. How March 17 became fixed as the day of his birth is not known. St. Patrick Is the patron saint of Ireland, and St. Patrick's Day is the day all Irishmen observe that Is "all Catholic Irish, i Tho day Is really a religious event and is so observed by the Irish. In all parts of tho world. The wearing of the green Is one of the emblematic observances of the day In the United States, not only the Irish but all classes Joining in this outward expression of good will. |