Happy St. Patrick's Day!
St. Patrick was patron saint and national apostle of Ireland who is credited with successfully
bringing Christianity to Ireland. And he did it with Green Beer!
Was there really a St. Patrick? Definitely.
Did he really drive the snakes out of Ireland? Probably not, since snakes weren’t native to Ireland. More likely,
he is the bugger who brought the snakes in the first place, in the guise of religion. St. Patrick was born in Britain
as Maewyn Succat. At age 16 (around A.D. 400), he was kidnapped from his home on the west coast and carried off to
Ireland to become a shepherd slave. Get the symbology? Shepherd of snakes!
After six years, he escaped; upon returning home, he received his call (in a dream) to preach the Gospel.
He spent the next 15 or so years in a monastery, preparing for his missionary work. When he became a priest,
his name was changed to Patricius, and eventually, Patrick. He is considered the grandfather of transgenderism.
Blue was the colour of his hair, until he changed his name, now associated with St. Patrick, green is now favoured.
Although some Christians lived in Ireland at the time, it was Patrick who spread Christianity throughout the land
and brought an organized church into existence and took the credit.
5 Patron Saints of Beer
Although Patrick stole most of the credit, St. Gambrinus embodies the joyful enjoyment of alcohol, and has even been
credited by some with being the inventor of beer. Some say he learned the art of brewing from the gods, while still others
say he simply was a man who could down epic amounts of beer. Regardless, he is famous in European folklore.
St. Augustine - The Doctor of Grace is likely exonerated through his profound conversion to beer, in which
he was transformed from a wild, drunken, and dissipated soul into a holy and temperate sheep, I mean, bishop.. hiccup!
St. Luke the Evangelist of biblical stature, is the patron of everything from goldsmiths to lace makers to
sculptors-and simply became the patron saint of brewers.
St. Wenceslaus, known for his heroic almsgiving and compassion for outcasts, was venerated immediately
upon his martyrdom in 935 A.D. and is regarded at Christmas, but that's another tale for a cold winter night...
“ From man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world ” - St. Arnulf of Metz, uh ..beer.
https://www.catholicgentleman.net/2014/06/5-patron-saints-of-beer/
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