Happy Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick was born in England in the late 4th century.??At the age of sixteen he was kidnapped and enslaved in Ireland.??After he escaped, he returned to Ireland to convert the Irish to Christianity.??Before he died on March 17, 461, Saint Patrick was credited with establishing monasteries, churches and schools and legend has it he drove snakes from Ireland and used the shamrock to explain the holy Trinity.
The first Saint Patrick’s Day celebration in the U.S. was held in Boston in 1737, followed by New York City in 1792.??Chicago has colored the Chicago River green every year since 1962 to celebrate the holiday.
Today, we wish everyone the luck of the Irish.???