‘Brazilian Books Made Him Look Like a Wizard’ – Musician’s Song Aims to Reclaim the Real Story of St Patrick

‘Brazilian books made him look like a wizard’ – Musician’s song aims to reclaim the real story of St Patrick

A man who wrote a song to show St Patrick as a “man of integrity” and highlight his life’s achievements said he was inspired to do so after encountering textbooks while teaching abroad that portrayed the saint “as a wizard and a magician”.

Things to know about the real St. Patrick

On March 17, people around the world will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by parading in green hats, sporting images of shamrocks and leprechauns — tiny, grinning, fairy men — pinned to their lapels. Patrick’s picture will adorn greeting cards: an…

The Story of St. Patrick

The Story of St. Patrick Shelby Peck An… Tue, 03/10/2026 - 05:22 Body Sometime around 405 A.D., a ruthless band of Irish marauders went ashore on the coast of Britain. The inhabitants of the countryside had no protection against the barbaric warriors who soon came upon a village. They enslaved many of the people there, taking them back to Ireland. Among them was a young man named Patrick. It was this one man’s faithfulness, however, that illumi…