December
11
/ 2022
Ireland is home to many iconic historical artifacts and objects, from the Book of Kells to the Tara Brooch. Many of these items are beautifully designed but shrouded in mystery. Others have a long and rich story behind them. There are few better examples of such an artifact than St. Patrick’s Bell and Shrine. Said to belong to St. Patrick himself, the bell and shrine have an unusually well-documented and fascinating history that stretches back some 1,400 years. How Patrick became a Saint The bell belonged to St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Despite his close links to the Emerald Isle, St. Patrick was actually born in Roman Britain around 385 AD. Little is known about Patrick’s early life
