Hans Zimmer's 19th-century unpublished biography of St. Patrick is regarded as a foundation document for modern scientific research on Ireland’s national saint.

St. Patrick, the primary patron saint of Ireland, is synonymous with the Emerald Isle, having converted the largely pagan society to Christianity in the fifth century. In the centuries that have ...

St. Patrick, the primary patron saint of Ireland, is synonymous with the Emerald Isle, having converted the largely pagan society to Christianity in the fifth century. In the centuries that have ...

Simon & Schuster, $24 (216pp) ISBN 978-0-7432-5632-2 Born to an aristocratic British family in the fifth century, Patrick was kidnapped by slave raiders at age 15 and sold to an Irish farmer.

Saint Patrick's Day is coming soon, named after a real Saint Patrick. Was he actually Irish? Why is he famous? Why is St. Patrick's Day March 17?

NEW YORK -- If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in ...

Every year thousands of revelers fill the streets in the U.S., Ireland and countries worldwide to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, but the real Saint Patrick wasn’t even Irish. NBC News’ Joe ...

For more than 1000 years, St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in Ireland every year on 17 March. Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron ...

Some see it as a day for heavy drinking. Others see it as a day to honor the memory of a famous saint of the early church. And others see it for both. Across the world, people will celebrate Saint ...

St. Patrick's Day has become associated with festivities like drinking, dressing in green and attending a local parade. Read these fun facts you may not know about the Irish holiday.

Who was St. Patrick and why do we celebrate him? Saint Patrick is the protecting and guiding saint of Ireland, though ironically, he was not Irish.