This 1-Pager is a helpful way to start to understand the great and enigmatic figure of St. Patrick! Many legends and stories of St. Patrick are hard to substantiate, but this summary focuses on what is known about Patrick, ensuring to indicate when a date or location is historically “questionable.”

This resources focuses on the themes found in Patrick’s work, Confessio — the greatest source of written knowledge we have on Patrick, which scholars agree was written by Patrick himself.