St. Patricks Day

Patrick was born in the 4th century to Christian parents who were Roman citizens in Briton. As a boy he was kidnapped and became a slave for six years in Ireland. He prayed daily that God would rescue him, and eventually he escaped and returned home. But he felt God calling him to return to Ireland with the Gospel. 

By the end of his life he had baptized over 120,000 Irishmen and established 300 churches. Within his lifetime, or shortly thereafter, the Irish slave trade ended - the result of a transformed people. St. Patrick's Day (March 17, the day of his death) is the honoring of a Christian for his missionary work.