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Old St. Patrick's Cathedral - New York City, New York
Old St. Patrick's Church Map
We start with Old St. Patrick's Cathedral and go down to the Old Police Building.
St. Patrick
(b. England 390 – d. Ireland 461)
was a bishop, and is the patron saint of Ireland. As a youth, he was kidnapped by Irish pirates. It is not known where he studied for the priesthood, although he knew and wrote Latin. He organized the Irish Church in Armagh and encouraged the Irish to become nuns and monks. He expelled the snakes from Ireland (there are no Irish snakes). Patrick explained the Trinity (God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost) by using the Irish shamrock. His feast day is March 17th.
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