Saint Patrick’s Day or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig the Day of the Festival of Patrick) is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated annually on 17 March the death date of the most commonly-recognised patron saint of Ireland Saint Patrick (c.
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Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church, Irish diaspora, Irish people, Lutheranism, General Roman Calendar
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Feast day of Saint Patrick commemoration of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland
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