If you are looking for children's book to explain the importance of St. Patrick's Day for six to eight years of age, that is. Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland is a quick, delightful biography of St. Patrick, coupled with the added value of several interesting legends about Patrick, after the strictly biographical.
As Patrick says DePaolo grew up in England near the Irish Sea during the late fourth and early fifth century AD, in the twilight of the Western Roman Empire. ANight warriors from Ireland landed on the beach near his home, searched the local farms and took many people captive, including the young Patrick. Patrick was sold into slavery and forced breeding inclination Irish landowner. After six years, Patrick managed to escape to find the passage to France and finally at home in Britain and his family.
However, as DePaolo said Patrick then had a dream in which he felt a divine call, to return to Ireland as a ChristianMissionary. Patrick was a bishop and returned to Ireland to continue this missionary work. Although he faced many dangers in his work in Ireland, said DePaolo us that Patrick inspires missionary work of the establishment of many churches, monasteries and schools in Ireland, and its activity with an impulse for the further spread of the good news was God's love throughout the world. The telling DePaolo, Patrick died in 461 CE, March 17, the day we celebrate today St. Patrick'sDay.
Many things make this book fascinating for six and eight years. The first is the theme of St. Patrick's life that many children will be interested in, simply because the story is behind St. Patrick's Day is not well known, apart from the simple fact that in this age group on a guy named S . is Patrick. Children 17 Patrick will welcome this as a short biography of explanation as to why everyone wears green and decorate with shamrocks in March (although it does not explainexcessive drinking of green beer ...).
Secondly, episodes of life DePaolo explains Patrick sharp and interesting. For example, recounts how Patrick's charioteer, once heard that an evil king planned to kill Patrick. To want to protect Patrick tricked the driver asked to drive the car tired and Patrick in his place. For this reason, change the evil King mistaken for Patrick's charioteer and killed the driver, instead of Patrick.
TheStories about Patrick DePaolo attachments appeal to biography. For example, one legend says that Patrick was trying to explain the Trinity - the Christian idea of God in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit - for some people one day and noticed a clover growing at his feet. According to legend, took the clover leaf and used it as a representation of the Trinity: a stem with three leaves. Hence the importance of Shamrock.
Patrick: Patron Saint of Irelandis evolutionarily valuable for children in the age 6-to-eight years for several reasons. First, Patrick is a copy of excellent character. As indicated by the fact that he endured six years of captivity in Ireland and then fled back to hit his home in England, Patrick was very courageous. Comment DePaolo then compared regarding the ministry of Patrick in Ireland as follows: "Patrick many other dangers, too. In reality, he came close to losing the life twelve times. But this is not to stopof him. "So here's an example of courage host. More clearly, though perhaps less explicitly, to book shows model forgiveness Patrick. Despite his early and painful slavery in Ireland, Patrick embraced the vocation to serve people in Ireland. Here is a man who loved and forgave his captors, rather than an opportunity ready to love and hateful against them.
The book also encourages the formation parallels between Patrick and some biblical figures.For example, recalled his early captivity and the forgiveness of his captors after I was immediately sold by Joseph - the favorite son of Jacob, into slavery by his envious brothers. Furthermore, the work of Patrick in exile as a pastor I said is Moses - fleeing murderous Egypt, more sheep in Midian for 40 years - and David - the boy forced his father to tend sheep while his older brothers were old-fashioned fight against the Philistines. And, of course, forgiveness PatrickLove your enemies reminded me vividly of Jesus addition, Patrick's life with God - in particular its vibrant life of prayer and its response to a divine calling - a special role, and decorated in the book. So, Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland is also very useful as a tool for religious education.
Overall, I give Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland my highest recommendation. Erin Go Braga! ("Ireland forever!")
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