Saint Patrick Confesses!

I am Patrick, a sinner, most unlearned, the least of all the faithful, and utterly despised by many. My father was Calpornius, a deacon, son of Potitus, a priest, of the village Bannavem Taburniae he had a country seat nearby, and there I was taken captive.

So begins St. Patrick's Confessio, otherwise known as 'The Confession of St. Patrick.'   It's the one wee document we have from the man himself, and it's the basis for most Saint Patrick lore.  (Except the bit about the snakes, which never happened anyway.)

On the plus side, it's one holiday that really does bring people of all faiths together -- if only together in absurdity.  So good on you, Saint Patrick! Thanks for the crazy day in your honor that you could never have imagined and surely would not condone!