圣帕特里克节的十个趣事盘点(上)
<p>1. <span word="st">st</span>. <span word="patrick">patrick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patron">patron</span> <span word="saint">saint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ireland">ireland</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="britain">britain</span>, <span word="around">around</span> 385<span word="ad">ad</span>. <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="calpurnius">calpurnius</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conchessa">conchessa</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="roman">roman</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="scotland">scotland</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wales">wales</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p>1. 虽然是在公元385年前后出生在不列颠岛，但圣帕特里克是爱尔兰的守护神。根据不同版本的历史记载，他的父母卡尔普尔尼乌斯和孔切萨是居住在苏格兰或者威尔士的罗马公民。</p><p>2. <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="of">of</span> 14 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ireland">ireland</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span> <span word="herding">herding</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>. <span word="he">he</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ireland">ireland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> 30<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="missionary">missionary</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celtic">celtic</span> <span word="pagans">pagans</span>.</p><p>2. 14岁时，圣帕特里克被捕并被带往爱尔兰，在那里他作为奴隶牧羊6年。三十多岁时，圣帕特里克作为凯尔特异教徒传教士回到爱尔兰。</p><p>3. <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="shamrock">shamrock</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="trinity">trinity</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="preaching">preaching</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latin">latin</span> <span word="alphabet">alphabet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ireland">ireland</span>.</p><p>3. 传说他在传教时使用当地的三叶草作为神圣的三位一体的象征，并且把拉丁字母表介绍到爱尔兰。</p><p>4. <span word="miracles">miracles</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="serpents">serpents</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ireland">ireland</span>. <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="glacial">glacial</span> <span word="ireland">ireland</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="snakes">snakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p>4. 圣帕特里克成功将大毒蛇赶出爱尔兰的传说增加了他的传奇色彩。然而证据显示爱尔兰在冰河期以后从没有过蛇。</p>
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