American's Celebrate Two Saints

Kind of, with chocolate and green beer, so maybe not really

As an avid history buff, I know that the religious roots of America are a mixed bag of dissenters, protesters, and conquerors. Many people who came to the shores of America wished to leave behind the religion of their homeland. That includes the veneration of saints.

Yet weirdly, hundreds of years later our modern calendar boasts two saint days that are…