Most missionaries don’t get parades in their honour. They don’t inspire annual celebrations across the globe, dyed rivers, or landmarks lit green – except Patrick.
The beloved saint of the Irish, who wasn’t even Irish himself, has got to be one of the most popular missionaries ever.
There are many reasons for this, but most of them came long after Patrick’s own life.
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