St. Patrick and Medusa on a Blind Date. Last updated on: March 16, 2012 at 3:04 pm. March 16, 2012 by James F. McGrath. A slightly early and very bizarre happy St. Patrick's Day wish to you. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us.
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St. Patrick is known as a symbol of Ireland, particularly around every March. While he's obviously not Pagan at all — the title of Saint should give that away — there's often some discussion about him each year, because he's allegedly the guy who drove ancient Irish Paganism away from the Emerald Isle. Who Was St. Patrick? Irish culture is brimming with myths and legends, perhaps none so prevalent as that of St. Patrick, Ireland's patron saint, banishing every last snake from the Emerald. Saint Patrick's Blind Date with Medusa . This one took me a second to comprehend then I remembered the legend that Saint Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland. This is a random find on the internet and I take no credit for it's content. Registered Users Can Add/View Comments. If You Are Not Logged In Click Here. Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day? The gist is this: A priest who converted many people in Ireland to Christianity, the real-life St. Patrick, lived until March 17, 461, and St..
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Medusa, in Greek mythology, the most famous of the monster figures known as Gorgons. She was usually represented as a winged female creature having a head of hair consisting of snakes; unlike the Gorgons, she was sometimes represented as very beautiful. St. Patrick is probably the most well-known, and honored Irish citizen. But was he actually Irish? The Truth: Maewyn Succat is the real name behind Ireland's most favored saint. He was actually born in Britain, to parents of Roman descent, and was kidnapped by Irish pirates when he was 16 years old, and sold into slavery in Ireland. In Greek mythology, Medusa (/ m ɪ ˈ dj uː z ə,-s ə /; Ancient Greek: Μέδουσα, romanized: Médousa, lit. 'guardian, protectress'), also called Gorgo, was one of the three Gorgons.Medusa is generally described as a human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair; her appearance was so hideous that anyone who looked upon her was turned to stone. St. Patrick (flourished 5th century, Britain and Ireland; feast day March 17) patron saint and national apostle of Ireland, credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and probably responsible in part for the Christianization of the Picts and Anglo-Saxons.
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The biggest misconception about Saint Patrick was that he was Irish. Born in England circa 385 AD, Saint Patrick didn't make his way to Ireland until Irish pirates kidnapped him at age 16 and. Saint Patrick (Latin: Patricius; Irish: Pádraig [ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪɟ] or [ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəɟ]; Welsh: Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland.Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being Brigid of Kildare and Columba.Patrick was never formally canonised, having lived before the.
Medusa. The Gorgon Medusa had venomous snakes growing out of her head instead of hair.. St. Patrick. According to legend, in the 5 th century St. Patrick used the power of God to chase all the snakes from Ireland into the sea. Perhaps this would explain why there are no snakes in Ireland today. However, according to archaeological evidence,. Today we look at one of the most misunderstood characters in Greek mythology, Medusa. We examine how she became the monster that she is so widely regarded as.
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"Medusa St Patrick" is a limited edition giclee on paper by Dan Piraro, creator of the critically acclaimed and award winning comic strip, Bizarro! This piece is numbered and hand signed by the artist and includes a letterof authenticity. Measures approximtely 8" x 15" (image). Saint Patrick's death is recorded in the Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland in the year 493 AD when he is said to have been 122 years old, although many historians believe he died in the year 461 AD. The date of his death was March 17, the day that is now celebrated in Ireland and around the world as Saint Patrick's Day.
