Bishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland Saint Patrick ap Alpin

387 - 460  (73 years)

• Name	Saint Patrick ap Alpin  [1]
  Title	Bishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland
  Birth	387	England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Ordained	St. Patrick is the patron of Ireland, and his feast is March 17  [2, 3]
  Religion	He effectively converted Ireland. In the Middle Ages Ireland became known as the Land of Saints, and during the Dark Ages its monasteries were the great repositories of learning in Europe, all a consequence of Patrick’s ministry  [2]
  Death	17 Mar 460	Ireland   [1]
  Person ID	I10393	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Calpurnius Alpin,   b. Abt 293, Kilpatrick, Cork, Ireland d. Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Contessa Succat,   b. 305, Ireland d. Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 387 - England Death - 17 Mar 460 - Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Old World

  †Saint Patrick Saint Patrick was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being Brigid of Kildare and Columba. Patrick was never formally canonised,[2] having lived before the current laws of the Catholic Church in these…

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S1041] Wikipedia: Saint Patrick, (Name: Wikipedia;), Saint Patrick. Saint Patrick was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being Brigid of Kildare and Columba. Patrick was never formally canonised,[2] having lived before the current laws of the Catholic Church in these matters. Nevertheless, he is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Church of Ireland (part of the Anglican Communion), and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, where he is regarded as equal-to-the-apostles and Enlightener of Ireland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick [S547] Saints, Saint Patrick. Kidnapped from the British mainland around age 16, and shipped to Ireland as a slave. Sent to the mountains as a shepherd, he spent his time in the field in prayer. After six years of this life, he received had a dream in which he was commanded to return to Britain; seeing it as a sign, he escaped. He studied in several monasteries in Europe. Priest. Bishop. Sent by Pope Celestine to evangelize England, then Ireland, during which his chariot driver was Saint Odran, and Saint Jarlath was one of his spiritual students. In 33 years he effectively converted the Ireland. In the Middle Ages Ireland became known as the Land of Saints, and during the Dark Ages its monasteries were the great repositories of learning in Europe, all a consequence of Patrick’s ministry. http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-patrick/