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St Patrick's Purgatory is an ancient pilgrimage site on Station Island in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland. According to legend, the site dates from the fifth century, when Christ showed Saint Patrick a cave, sometimes referred to as a pit or a well , on Station Island that was an entrance to Purgatory . [ 2 ]
Saint Patrick's Saltire is a red saltire on a white field. It is used in the insignia of the Order of Saint Patrick, established in 1783, [4] and after the Acts of Union 1800 it was combined with the Saint George's Cross of England and the Saint Andrew's Cross of Scotland to form the Union Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Saint Patrick's Saltire or Saint Patrick's Cross is a red saltire (X-shaped cross) on a white field. In heraldic language, it may be blazoned argent , a saltire gules . Saint Patrick's Flag ( Irish : Bratach Naomh Pádraig ) is a flag composed of Saint Patrick's Saltire.
St. Patrick's Church, Belfast (Irish: Eaglais Naomh Padraig) is a Catholic church, built in the Romanesque Revival style with a four-stage tower and spire rising from the front west elevation. [1] It is located in Donegall Street area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first church opened on the site in 1815 while the current building opened in ...
Templepatrick, County Antrim (from Irish Teampall Phádraig, meaning 'Patrick's church') [152] St Patrick's Hill, Liverpool, on old maps of the town near to the former location of "St Patrick's Cross" [153] Parroquia San Patricio y Espiritu Santo. Loiza, Puerto Rico. The site was initially mentioned in 1645 as a chapel.
Killygordon [2] (Irish: Cúil na gCuirridín) is a small village in the Finn Valley in the east of County Donegal, Ireland.As of 2022, the population was 716. [1] It is located on the N15 between Stranorlar and Castlefin.
Gweedore holds one of the largest St. Patrick's Day parades in County Donegal. The popular Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy ("Frankie Kennedy Winter School") took place in Gweedore every New Year until January 2014 in memory of the eponymous Belfast musician, who was married to its founder, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, until he died of cancer in ...
The Baptistery, to plans drawn up by the late W.H. Lynn, who had assisted Sir Thomas Drew, was dedicated in 1928, and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, with its beautiful mosaics depicting Saint Patrick, was dedicated on 5 July 1932, the 1500th anniversary of the arrival of St Patrick in Ireland.