San Antonio College Library

Explore how Patrick came to be Ireland's Saint. He was taken from his home in England and dragged across the sea to the Emerald Isle. Eventually he escaped and traveled on the European continent, lived for a while as a monk, and then returned as a missionary to the people who had enslaved him. The story of St. Patrick's life is full of Druids and sorcery, tribal leaders and ancient curses, and the flowering of Ireland.

Nearly two thousand years before the Roman Empire, a group of Celts wandered into the Mediterranean basin, establishing a home in the region of Galatia, modern-day Turkey. They brought with them their political and economic systems, their cultural practices, and their religious traditions. Paul of Tarsus visited Galatia and established churches there. But after his visit, troubling news reached him. Despite Paul's teaching, the Galatian churches were...