Patrick

(Saint Mary Church; Franklin, Ohio; 1918) (link)

Feast Day March 17

Patron of Ireland, Engineers, Paralegals

Situations Fear, Snakebites

Professions Engineers

Saint Patrick, the Apostle of Ireland, was born in Roman Britain around 385 AD. Captured by Irish raiders at age sixteen, he spent six years in captivity before escaping and later returning to Ireland as a missionary bishop. He is credited with converting much of Ireland to Christianity.

Saint Patrick's Breastplate (Lorica) (Lorica Sancti Patricii)

Christus mecum, Christus ante me,

Christ with me, Christ before me,

Christus post me, Christus in me,

Christ behind me, Christ in me,

Christus infra me, Christus supra me,

Christ beneath me, Christ above me,

Christus a dextris, Christus a sinistris,

Christ on my right, Christ on my left,

Christus in latitudine, Christus in longitudine,

Christ in breadth, Christ in length,

Christus in profunditate.

Christ in depth.

— Attributed to Saint Patrick, 5th century