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Welcome to March, the month to celebrate St. Patrick and everything Irish. There are so many stories about the good saint and as many questions as to whether there was just one Patrick or many who traveled around to spread Christianity. If there was only one, he was very well-traveled and, like St. Bridgid, managed to get around exceedingly well in an era when there were no cars, trains or other such means of transportation. ST. PATRICK The St. Patrick who is celebrated this month was reportedly born in Britain around 400 AD. He was captured by bandits and taken to Ireland as a slave when he was 15. He escaped captivity and ultimately returned to Ireland to convert the pagans. ....