What do we know about St. Patrick?

Is Patrick mentioned in the Bible?

No!He lived about

400 years after Jesus

How do we know about Patrick?

We have 2 things he wrote:

A letter he wrote to a warrior chief in Britain

A written testimony of how God worked in his life

Was Patrick Irish?

No!But he was

brought to Ireland

Was Patrick a Roman?

Yes! He was a

Roman Briton.

Was Patrick wealthy?

Yes!His father

was a land owner.

Patrick was kidnapped by Irish raiders. How old was he?

A. 6 years old

B. 10 years old

C. 16 years old

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As a slave what did he look after?

A. Sheep

B. Pigs

C. Cows

Sheep

How long was he a slave?

A. 6 years

B. 10 years

C. 16 years

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Did Patrick send all the snakes out of Ireland?

No!That’s just a

story

Did Patrick use a shamrock to illustrate what God is like?

Not sure!We have no

evidence he did.

Was Patrick a Protestant or a Catholic?

He was a…

Christian

Why do we remember Patrick?

He lived

and died here.

He did what Jesus said:

Matthew 28: 19-20“Go and make followers of all people in

the world… Teach them to obey everything I have

taught you and I will be with you always…”

So today remember Patrick…who

Was a slave who

Obeyed God and

Who a long time ago

Helped to bring the message of Jesus to us