Saint Patrick of Ireland (385- 461/9?) Feast day March 17th

I have put together some sheets about St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

There is a cover followed by two information sheets and two large font sheets detailing basic data. There are two ‘gap’ pieces of work (differentiated), a crossword which requires a picture answer, a word search, sheets about words found in Patrick, pictorial information how St. Patrick’s flag became part of the Union Jack, plus ideas for a diary and a ‘blank’ for the ‘best’ copy diary.

He landed in Ireland in 433 on the east coast. He was welcomed by Dichu, a local chief, whose fortress was Downpatrick. He received the gospel and became his first convert.

As he travelled through Ireland he established many monasteries, some of them housing several thousand monks.

St. Patrick had the distinction of establishing the first church in the west that was outside the Roman Empire

On Saint Patrick’s day everything is green. There are parades, ceilithes and shamrocks.

David Woodroffe, a professional illustrator, created the art work I have used.

Palladius was the first bishop of the early Christians in Ireland. It is possible that some elements of the life stories of Patrick and Palladius were later conflated (combined) in Irish tradition.

Sources
Wikipedia
The Church’s Year by Charles Alexander
70 Great Christians by Geoffrey Hanks