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The name of my saint is St. Mel. He is the patron saint of singles and is also the patron saint of the Roman Catholic diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois in Ireland. I chose him because he has an interesting story and because his feast day is on my birthday. Not a lot of people know about St. Mel.

St. Mel's feast day is February 6th. St. Mel is the patron saint of singles and is also the patron saint of the Roman Catholic diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois in Ireland. St. Mel is son of Conis or Chonis and Darerca. St. Mel's uncle is St. Patrick. St. Mel, Melchu, Munis, Rioch, and their uncle, St. Patrick, went to Ireland. Mel built the monastery of Ardagh where he was both a bishop and an abbot. He accepted St. Brigid of Kildare's profession as a nun, and also served as her mentor while she was in Ardagh. He has a lot of churches and schools named after him.

St. Mel demonstrated all four marks of the Church. Mel is one because he is united in the moral teachings and beliefs. Mel is holy because he was plowing when St. Patrick came to him and Mel proved his innocence by reaching into the dirt and picking a live fish out of the ground as if he had lowered a net into the water. Mel is Catholic because he was a traveling missionary. Lastly, Mel is apostolic because he helped his uncle, St. Patrick, to evangelize throughout Ireland.

You can learn a lot from this saint. He can teach me to reach out and help other people. He put other people ahead of his own needs. Mel was a person who had goals in life and reached them. He was one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. Mel showed that anything is possible. Mel is a big inspiration to people, and will always be remembered. He showed that you can reach the plans that God has for you, so Mel was and still is a good role model in our catholic faith.

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