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Byzantines.net: St. Patrick
St. Patrick's Breastplate, Liturgical stichera, Apolytikion and the Kontakion.
http://www.byzantines.net/saints/st-patrick.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Patrick
Lengthy biographical article on the Apostle of Ireland.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11554a.htm
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Catholic Online: Saint Patrick
Short illustrated biography.
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=89
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Domestic Church: Saint Patrick
Two original accounts of the life of St. Patrick: for children ages 0-8, and children 8-14. Illustrated.
http://www.domestic-church.com/CONTENT.DCC/19980301/SAINTS/STPAT.HTM
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History of St. Patrick
Lengthy biography of the saint. Includes "St. Patrick's Breast-Plate".
http://castlestoshamrocks.com/legends/historypatrick.html
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Hymn on the Life of St. Patrick
Story of St. Patrick told in verse. Translated from Old Irish. Written sometime between fifth and eighth centuries, by Fiacc.
http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/St.Pachomius/fiacc.html
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Ireland's Church Planter--St. Patrick
Short version of Ralph F. Wilson's "Will the Real St. Patrick Please Stand Up?"
http://www.joyfulheart.com/holiday/patrick.htm
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Irish Opposition to "Pagan" Statute of St. Patrick
March, 1997, article about Irish opposition to replacing a traditional statue of St. Patrick at Tara with a modern sculpture of a "bald man in a mini-skirt".
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=4453
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James Kiefer's Christian Biographies: Patrick of Ireland
Anglican perspective. Includes the Lorica (Breastplate of St. Patrick), as well as the prayer for his feast day in traditional Anglican and contemporary language.
http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/03/17.html
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Patrick
Illustrated profile of the Apostle of Ireland.
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintp01.htm
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Patrick, Saint
Biographical essay in the Columbia Encyclopedia. Includes bibliography.
http://www.bartleby.com/65/pa/Patrick.html
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Placing St. Patrick in Context
Brief extract from "A Retreat with Patrick," by Timothy Joyce, on the historical situation in which Patrick's mission to Ireland occurred.
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/patrick/0-86716-377-1.asp
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Saint Patrick of Ireland
Detailed biography of St. Patrick, his prayers, links to related topics.
http://users.erols.com/saintpat/ss/0317patr.htm
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Saint Patrick, Apostle of Ireland
From the book "Lives of Saints," published by John J. Crawley.
http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/PATRICK.HTM
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St. Patrick
A short biography.
http://www.geocities.com/7life/St.Patrick.html
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St. Patrick
Short article on Patrick in popular legend.
http://castlestoshamrocks.com/legends/patrick.html
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St. Patrick and Sainthood
Brief biography of St. Patrick, discussion of how someone becomes a saint.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/catholic_christianity/5873
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St. Patrick in His Own Words
Short essay by Pat Friend, on what St. Patrick's surviving writings tell us about his character.
http://www.allaboutirish.com/library/people/patswords.htm
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St. Patrick's Day: The History
Brief biography of St. Patrick.
http://www.saint-patrick.com/history/index.htm
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St. Patrick, Bishop, Confessor, Apostle of Ireland
Hagiography, from Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints.
http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/STPATRIC.htm
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The Ecole Glossary: Patrick of Ireland
Brief sketch of St. Patrick, by April Blazevic.
http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/glossary/patrick.html
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The Legends of Saint Patrick
By Aubrey De Vere. Ancient stories, and the saint's own "Confession," rendered as English verse. Includes biographical introduction by the editor. Available in several formats. At Project Gutenberg.
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=7165
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The St. Patrick You Never Knew
A special St. Anthony Messenger feature on the real St. Patrick, and his significance today.
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Mar1997/feature1.asp
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The Story of St. Patrick in Stone
Photos of the altar of St. Patrick's Church, Donabate, Ireland. With brief explanation.
http://donabate.irishchurch.net/altar.html
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Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society: St. Patrick
Short biography, suitable for children.
http://www.tntt.org/vni/tlieu/saints/St0317.htm
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Virtual Pilgrimage
A personal account of a visit to Croagh Patrick, the site where St. Patrick fasted and prayed in Ireland in 441 A.D. If you are using Netscape, site automatically plays QuickTime music and movie.
http://www.cbn.ie/reek/virtual.html
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Was St. Patrick Catholic?
Biographical essay on St. Patrick, by James Akin, with quotes from the saint's writings.
http://www.cin.org/users/james/files/patrick.htm
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Will the Real St. Patrick Please Stand Up?
Essay on the "exuberant faith and steadfast character" of the historical St. Patrick, by Ralph F. Wilson.
http://www.joyfulheart.com/holiday/pat.htm
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