St. Patrick's Day observations have taken many forms over the years, but the parade has consistently been the most popular.

ASIDE TO CELEBRATE THE PATRON SAINT OF IRELAND, SAINT PATRICK. IRISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE. AND ONE OF THE WAYS PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, SHOW THEIR PRIDE IS ...

St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers.

A stained-glass window at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Junction City, Ohio, depicts Saint Patrick. According to Patrick’s writing, he believed God’s voice spoke to him in a dream and told ...

The other is the religious commemoration, grounded in the Catholic faith that celebrates St. Patrick’s conversion of the Irish, his missionary zeal and his pole position as patron saint of Ireland.

St. Patrick was never canonized by the Catholic Church but has enjoyed longstanding historical popularity. Saint Patrick died on March 17, 461, which later became the day we celebrate him and the ...