Surprise! St. Patrick gives us another Holy-day in which our celebration has little to do with the original person or thing.
I imagine most people will not have time to dig deeply into the history of St. Patrick today, so here are two quick ways to get a little closer to the man behind the holiday.
First, watch the short video featured above from Christian History Made Easy. In just a couple of minutes, it offers a helpful introduction to Patrick’s story and why he is worth remembering beyond the green beer, shamrocks and leprechauns.
St. Patrick: For Further Reading
If the video whets your appetite, Kevin DeYoung has a short primer at The Gospel Coalition that separates some of the legend surrounding Patrick from what we can reasonably know about him.
“Determining fact from fiction for Patrick is difficult, in part because his writings were not always passed along reliably.”
Read Kevin DeYoung’s “Who Was St. Patrick?” at The Gospel Coalition.