As revelers celebrate St. Patrick's Day in 2025, here's a look at who Ireland's patron saint was and the meaning behind the ...

America’s first St. Patrick’s Day celebration was in 1600 in the Spanish colony of present-day St. Augustine, Florida.

St. Augustine boasts the oldest known St. Patrick's Day parade, which started in 1601. It predates such processions in Boston, New York, even Ireland.

The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place not in Ireland but in America. "Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade ...

Catholic Mass and Distribution of Ashes at the Catholic Center; Noon: Ecumenical Worship Service with Distribution of Ashes in the Main Chapel at Hendricks Chapel; 1:30 p.

st. LOUIS — The 126-year-old St. Augustine Church, located in North St. Louis, is slated for demolition following a string of fires, with the latest occurring just last Monday.

This strange twist in the story and celebration of St. Patrick, a fifth century holy man, is really not that surprising. His memory is invoked all around the globe. On March 17, the patron saint of ...

Ready to go green, especially here in Florida, which may have been the location of the first St. Patrick's Day parade in America? If a search of the closet doesn't turn up anything appropriate ...

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated annually on March 17th and is not a federal holiday in the U.S. St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is believed to have used the shamrock to explain the Holy ...