Saturday,
March 17, 2007
The
ANNOTICO Report
Most
Irish are wrapped up so in Mythology that they are unaware that St Patrick was
born Maewyn Succat in
Scotland, son of Calphurnius and Conchessa
Succat, Maewyn's father was a
ROMAN Citizen, and Highly placed Roman Administrator, when Britain was part of
the Roman Empire.
He
was kidnapped and taken to
Pope
Celestine I on the recommendation of St. Germain,
Patrick's patron, that Patrick was given his wish of the Mission to
convert Ireland, after the failure of Palladius.
Patrick
never chased any snakes out of
The
Irish and Italian Flags are very similar. Both are Tricolore.
The
Irish Flag is Green, White, and
The
Italian Flag is Green, White and Red. Derived
from an original design by Napoleon. Green was said to be Napoleon's
favorite color.
We
Italians should more celebratory about One of OURS
and join in with the Irish!!!!
From
New Advent The Catholic Encyclopedia
Maewyn Succat was born at Kilpatrick, near
Dumbarton, in Scotland,
in the year 387; died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland,
17 March, 493. Other sources say 460 or 461 ?Ed.
He had for his
parents Calphurnius and Conchessa.
The former belonged to a ROMAN family of high rank and held the office of decurio in Gaul
or Britain. Conchessa was a near
relative of the great patron of Gaul,
St.
Martin of Tours.
In his sixteenth
year, Patrick was carried off into captivity by Irish marauders and was sold as
a slave
to a chieftan named Milchu
in Dalriada, a territory of the present county of
Antrim in Ireland,
where for six years he tended his master's flocks.
During his
captivity, Patrick became very spiritual. prayed a
great deal, acquired a perfect knowledge of the Celtic tongue. and, as
his master Milchu was a druidical
high priest, he became familiar with all the details of Druidism
from whose bondage he was destined to liberate the Irish race.
After six years
he fled and in a few days he was among his friends once more in
Pope
St. Celestine I, entrusted St. Patrick with
the mission of gathering the Irish race into the one fold of Christ on the
recommendation of St. Germain. Palladius
(q.v.) had previously been unsuccessful.It was
Celestine that gave him the name "Patercius"
or "Patritius", not as an honorary title,
but as a foreshadowing of the fruitfulness and merit of his apostolate whereby
he became pater civium
(the father of his people). Patrick on his return journe
y from Rome and turning aside to the neighboring city of Turin received episcopal consecration at the hands of its great bishop, St.
Maximus, and thence hastened on to Auxerre to make preparations for the Irish mission.
It was probably
in the summer months of the year 433, that Patrick and his companions landed at
the mouth of the
He continued his
journey over land towards Slemish. He had not
proceeded far when a chieftain, named Dichu, appeared
on the scene to prevent his further advance. He drew his sword to smite the
saint, but his arm became rigid as a statue and continued so until he declared
himself obedient to Patrick. This was the first sanctuary dedicated by St.
Patrick in
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