St. Patrick: A Covenant with Brotherhood of the Snake?

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Pious legend credits Patrick with banishing snakes from the island, though all evidence suggests that post-glacial Ireland never had snakes; [38] one suggestion is that snakes referred to the serpent symbolism of the Druids of that time and place, as shown for instance on coins minted in Gaul .....

Could it be that this legend originates from a covenant agreement between the doctrinal control of religion and the Brotherhood of the Snake?

The Valley of Armagh

St. Patrick's most famous monastery is that of Armagh, the legend about which is preserved in a celebrated old Irish manuscript known as the Book of Armagh. The Saint begged a certain rich man for some high land upon which to build a church but the man refused him the hill; instead a lower piece of ground near Armagh was offered and Saint Patrick lived there with his followers.

Saint Patrick went under the gaelic second name of Daorbae (meaning - He was enslaved) so, he was known as Patricius Daorbae, during his Irish ministry. [9]

more interesting info to come.....

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He set up his see at Armagh and organized the church into territorial sees, as elsewhere in the West and East.

While Patrick encouraged the Irish to become monks and nuns, it is not certain that he was a monk himself; it

is even less likely that in his time the monastery became the principal unit of the Irish Church, although it was

in later periods. The choice of Armagh may have been determined by the presence of a powerful king. There

Patrick had a school and presumably a small familia in residence; from this base he made his missionary

journeys. There seems to have been little contact with the Palladian Christianity of the southeast.

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Brotherhood of the Bell

The Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell is a coveted relic in the possession of the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin.

When St. Patrick founded his churches throughout Ireland, he is said to have bestowed bells, many of

which have become famous in history. One of these relics, a small hand-bell made of two iron plates,

about seven inches high and weighing three pounds ten ounces, is especially known as the Bell of the Will

of Saint Patrick. It is this object, similar to the sheep bell of today, that has brought us to this story.

Could this have been the origin of the bell towers? To get the attention of the dumb sheep?

Could this be the meaning behind the Brotherhood of the Bell (secret societies)? (Btw, you can find the old 50's movie "Brotherhood of the Bell" on Utube or a synopsis in wiki)

Could this have some relation to the Bell, Book, and Candle expulsion (DF) rites in the Catholic church?

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"Could it be that this legend originates from a covenant agreement between the doctrinal control of religion and the Brotherhood of the Snake?"

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, cameo. You even used green type.

It's always fun to read your "conspiracy du jour."

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Stay tuned, Parakeet.

I think I can trace WatchTower back to the Druids!

Witness 007

Okay CAmeo interesting conspiracy.....but how is the JFK assasination involved......Kennedy was Catholic right? Hmmm!

Mickey mouse

When I read the title I though Snakes was starting his own cult.

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A St. Patrick Baptism

......On such a day Aengus, a prince of Munster, was baptized. When Patrick had finished preaching, Aengus was

longing with all his heart to become a Christian. The crowd surrounded the two because Aengus was such an

important person. Patrick got out his book and began to look for the place of the baptismal rite but his crozier

got in the way.

As you know, the bishop's crozier often has a spike at the bottom end, probably to allow the bishop to set it

into the ground to free his hands. So, when Patrick fumbled searching for the right spot in the book so that he

could baptize Aengus, he absent-mindedly stuck his crosier into the ground just beside him--and accidentally through the foot of poor Aengus! Patrick, concentrating on the sacrament, never noticed what he had done and proceeded with the baptism. The prince never cried out, nor moaned; he simply went very white. Patrick poured water over his bowed head at the simple words of the rite. Then it was completed. Aengus was a Christian. Patrick turned to take up his crozier and was horrified to find that he had driven it through the prince's foot! "But why didn't you say something? This is terrible. Your foot is bleeding and you'll be lame. . . ." Poor Patrick was very unhappy to have hurt another. Then Aengus said in a low voice that he thought having a spike driven through his foot was part of the ceremony. He added something that must have brought joy to the whole court of heaven and blessings on Ireland: "Christ," he said slowly, "shed His blood for me, and I am glad to suffer a little pain at baptism to be like Our Lord" (Curtayne).

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Tírechán writes

"I found four names for Patrick written in the book of Ultán, bishop of the tribe of Conchobar: holy Magonus (that is, "famous"); Succetus (that is, the god of war); Patricius (that is, father of the citizens); Cothirtiacus (because he served four houses of druids)." [30]

St. Patrick: A Covenant with Brotherhood of the Snake?

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