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St. Patrick

Why was Saint Patrick called a saint? We are all saints according to the Bible, but some people are called saints for their exceptional and outstanding lives and Patrick was one of those people. Patrick was born on the west coast of England (not Ireland) in a village called Burtisald. He spent his childhood in England with his parents. His father was Calpornius, a very well off man, a village official and a deacon in the church and his grandfather had been a priest. But Patrick did not share in his family's faith; he confessed later that at that point in time he did not know the one true God. As a young boy Patrick was often getting into trouble. Patrick's offenses including stealing chickens and running through the village on a horse nearly trampling three people. His parents were beside themselves, they didn't know what to do with their troubled son. In the midst of this seemingly petty