St. Patrick's
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St. Patrick's or Saint Patrick's may refer to:
- Saint PatrickSaint PatrickSaint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....
, the patron saint of Ireland- Saint Patrick's DaySaint Patrick's DaySaint Patrick's Day is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It commemorates Saint Patrick , the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of :Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion , the Eastern...
, named after the saint - St. Patrick's BlueSt. Patrick's BlueSt. Patrick's blue is a name applied to several shades of blue considered as symbolic of Ireland. In British usage, it refers to various sky blue shades associated with the Order of St. Patrick. In modern usage in the Republic of Ireland, it may be a darker shade. While green is now the usual...
, the saint's colour
- Saint Patrick's Day
- St. Patrick's PurgatorySt. Patrick's PurgatorySt Patrick's Purgatory is an ancient pilgrimage site on Station Island in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. According to legend, the site dates from the fifth century, when Christ showed Saint Patrick a cave, sometimes referred to as a pit, on Station Island that was an entrance to...
, an ancient pilgrimage in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland - Saint Patrick's BattalionSaint Patrick's BattalionThe Saint Patrick's Battalion , formed and led by Jon Riley, was a unit of 175 to several hundred immigrants and expatriates of European descent who fought as part of the Mexican Army against the United States in the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848. Most of the battalion's members had...
, a battalion of Texas militia who deserted and fought alongside the Mexican Army against the United States in the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848 - St. Patrick's, a Gaelic football club in CullyhannaCullyhannaCullyhanna is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies on the main road between Newtownhamilton and Crossmaglen. It had a population of 306 in the 2001 Census...
, Northern Ireland - St. Patricks, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community in the Baie Verte electoral district of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Dublin St Patrick's (UK Parliament constituency)Dublin St Patrick's (UK Parliament constituency)Dublin St Patrick's, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1885–1922. It had three wards – Merchant's Quay, Usher's Quay and Wood Quay....
- St. Patrick (TTC)St. Patrick (TTC)St. Patrick is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 449 University Avenue at Dundas Street West.-History:...
, a subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
See also
- St. Patrick's Cathedral (disambiguation)
- St. Patrick's Church (disambiguation)
- St. Patrick's College (disambiguation)
- St. Patrick's School (disambiguation)
- St. Patrick's High School (disambiguation)
- Saint Patrick (disambiguation)