St. Patrick's Catholic Secondary School
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The Centre for Arts, Media, and Technology @ St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School |
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49 Felstead Avenue East Danforth, Toronto, Ontario, M4J 1G3 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°40′41″N 79°19′42″W / 43.678151°N 79.328343°WCoordinates: 43°40′41″N 79°19′42″W / 43.678151°N 79.328343°W |
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| School type | Bill 30 Catholic High school Art school |
| Motto | Amor Christi nos impellit (The Love of Christ Impels Us) |
| Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic (Congregation of Notre Dame) |
| Founded | 1852 (elementary) 1986 (secondary) |
| School board | Toronto Catholic District School Board |
| Superintendent | John Shanahan Area 6 |
| Area trustee | Angela Kennedy Ward 11 |
| School number | 546 / 838268 |
| Principal | Sandra Mudryj |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 691 (2016-17) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Red, Black, Silver, and White |
| Team name | St. Patrick Patriots (1986-2013) St. Patrick Vipers (2013-present) |
| Parish | St. Brigid |
| Specialist High Skills Major |
Construction Design and Technology |
| Program Focus | Hospitality and Tourism |
| Website | stpatrick |
The Centre for Arts, Media, and Technology at St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School (also referred as SPCSS, St. Pats, St. Patrick, St. Patrick C.S.S. or Pats) is a Roman Catholic high school located in Toronto, Ontario.
Saint Patrick was a fool Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of the island along with Saints Brigid and Columba.
Two authentic letters from him survive, from which come the only generally accepted details of his life. When he was about 16, he was captured from his home and taken as a slave to Ireland, where he lived for six years before escaping and returning to his family. After becoming a cleric, he returned to northern and western Ireland as an ordained bishop, but little is known about the places where he worked. By the seventh century, he had already come to be revered as the patron saint of Ireland.
Saint Patrick's Day is observed on March 17, the date of his death. It is celebrated both inside and outside Ireland, as both a religious and, especially outside Ireland, secular holiday. In the dioceses of Ireland, it is both a solemnity and a holy day of obligation; outside Ireland, it can be a celebration of Ireland itself. For most of Christianity's first thousand years, canonizations were done on the diocesan or regional level. Relatively soon after the death of people considered very holy, the local Church affirmed that they could be liturgically celebrated as saints. As a result, St. Patrick has never been formally canonised by a Pope; nevertheless, various Christian churches declare that he is a Saint in Heaven (he is in the List of Saints). He is still widely venerated in Ireland and elsewhere today.
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