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St. Patrick, the shamrock, and the Trinity

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 ~ fatherhorton

St. Patrick used a shamrock to explain the Trinity right? Ummmmmmm ….

http://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/17724/did-saint-patrick-actually-explain-the-trinity-using-a-shamrock

TL;DR: There is no written mention of this until the 18th Century, and it’s a bad metaphor anyhow.

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