Sunday, March 17, 2024

Saint Patrick of Ireland-46th & 49th Great Uncle

 

Saint Patrick "Patron Saint of Ireland" ap Calpurnius




Introduction 

Family Ancestral Research

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

My many years of family ancestral research has unearthed some very interesting characters from World History. Such is the current famous figure of history who's holiday is celebrated today, March 17th.

Through at least 2 of our mom's family bloodline branches, we have a familial connection with this patron saint.

 Patrick is our 46th Great uncle in one line and our 49th Great uncle in another line.

(see below his life sketch for these two bloodlines we share with Patrick through our mother, Marlene Deitz Repinski)

 AS THEY SAY...

"MAY WE ALL HAVE THE LUCK OF THE IRISH IN OUR LIVES"



Life Sketch of Patrick

Our ancetral great grand uncle Patrick was born about about in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (so he really was not an Irish Man by birth but a Scott!!)

 
 
(Our family lines descend from his sister Darerca who was born in a bout 355AD in Scotland as well.)
Patrick Died about at about age 106 in Saul, Downpatrick, County Down, Ireland
 
There are many legends and stories about St. Patrick, and this is his story as best it can be reconstructed.


Patrick is believed to have been born around 0351 CE (or perhaps 10-15 years later; the date has been "pushed back" several times). 

No primary documents exist to confirm it. In his handwritten "Confessio," Saint Patrick describes his father as "Calphrann," a Deacon in the local Celtic Christian church and his grand-father, named "Potitus," as a Celtic Christian Priest.[ 

He is said to have been baptized under the name Succat, which means brave in battle, but he later stated that he was not a practicing Christian in his youth. 

Patrick's mother is said to have been Conchessa ferch Ochbes (Unknown) Calpurnius, born about 0330 CE in Gaul (today's France); she is believed to have been a niece of Saint Martin de Tours (c. 316, Savaria, Pannonia – November 8, 397, Candes, Gaul). 

This "French connection" has been disputed but it's clear that 5th Century Gaul and Britain, both provinces of Rome, shared close ties in that time and that Patrick's parents were both literate and Christian. 

When he was about 16 years old, Patrick was captured by Irish pirates who often raided the western Scottish lowlands as Roman civilization was collapsing (all Roman troops were ordered back to Rome from Britain ca. 0405 CE). 

He was taken to north-east Ireland, known as "Dalriada," and sold as a slave whose main duties were herding sheep and pigs for a local Druid (pagan) priest for six years. 

It was during this time, by his own admission, that Patrick turned to the God of his fathers and developed his faith in Christ as his bulwark against the harsh treatment he underwent at the hands of his pagan captors. 

Clearly an intelligent lad, he also learned the Irish language (not too different from his own native pre-Welsh dialect) and about Irish customs and history. From this early knowledge, he later devised the Celtic Cross emblem, uniting pagan solar characteristics with the traditional Christian Greek cross.


After about six years in captivity, young Patricius (the only name he ever used for himself), in the heard a voice in his meditations saying "a ship is waiting" to take him home. He soon escaped and walked several days until he reached the coast where he found a ship and a captain willing to take him on, after some persuasion. After three days at sea they reached Britain where, following several adventures, he was reunited with his family.

In 0431 CE Patrick was ordained a bishop by Pope Celestine I, and shortly after his clerical elevation Patrick felt a renewed call to return to Ireland, this time as a respected leader who could help Irish Christians, struggling with local pagan rulers as well as seaborne invasions. He later wrote that he had a vision of "Saint Victoricus" (sic=St. Victricius) appealing to him as "The Voice of the Irish." He decided he needed to answer the call.

Bishop Patricius arrived in Ireland in 0432 CE.

A legend recounts that shortly after his arrival, he defied the pagan High King Laoire by lighting a Paschal (Easter) fire on Slane's hilltop, when the King had forbidden public bonfires because he was celebrating Spring Equinox rites at neighboring Tara, just nine miles away. Patrick's Christian fire could be seen from Tara. King Laiore's attempt to kill Patrick for this insubordination led to his conversion instead after he lost control of his sword arm until he agreed to spare the Christian missionary.

Even though he landed in the East, Bishop Patrick's diocese was located in the West of Ireland, precisely those areas that were least Christian in the 5th Century. He was a very successful preacher and organizer, converting thousands to Christianity and raising money from all levels of society, apparently especially from wealthy women, just as Jesus and the early disciples had done. He also converted several local chiefs and their families. 

Patrick also ordained many disciples, among them Beningnus, Auxilius, Iserninus, and Fiaac, (all later canonized by Rome). There is also the tradition that he brought Christianity to The Isle of Man. 

Bishop Patricius' mission in Ireland was not without its controversies and temporary setbacks. His "Confessio" was written to answer personally critics within the Church who opposed his financial tactics (especially accepting gifts from wealthy women converts), and suggested he had an inflated ego. Apparently his success overcame criticism as he was never convicted or seriously hindered during the four decades that he served Christ and the Church in his adopted country. Not all of his conversion attempts succeeded as quickly as he'd have liked either. He himself noted that he had suffered beatings, had been robbed on the road and once was thrown in prison by a pagan chief for two months. Fortunately, however, his Faith was always vindicated in the end, at least as recounted by later disciples and followers.


Patrick and his followers were excellent teachers, using local lore and flora and fauna to make the Gospel message come alive for Irish audiences. The common clover plant, known as a "shamrock" in Ireland, served as his main example for the Christian Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three separate identities united in One Being. Its shiny green color and three-leaved form have been identified with the Emerald isle ever since.

There are conflicting dates for Patrick's death ranging from 0457-0496. The wide discrepancy is thought to be because at least two (and possibly three) Patricks have been conflated over the years by historians.

The Annals of Ulster record his death as having occurred in 0457 CE. Although his remains have never been formally identified, it is generally accepted that he is buried at the Cathedral of County Down's Downpatrick, along with Saints Brigit and Columba.

Why are there no snakes in Ireland?

Well, of course, it’s because St. Patrick drove them from the Emerald Isle. During a forty day fast, atop a hill, some snakes made the mistake of disturbing his prayer, and Patrick, using his shepard’s crook, drove all of the island's snakes into the sea.


If this doesn't convince you, you can choose to believe that snakes simply haven't existed in Ireland, at least since the last ice age. During the time when Ireland was still connected to the main land mass, it was just too cold for snakes to live. They are reptiles, cold blooded animals. By the time Ireland warmed enough for snakes to survive, it was surrounded by water, and snakes have never learned how to use row boats.

Where did the color Green associated with this saint originate?? Read on for an explantion of the "Green Hue" of Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick was originally associated with the color Blue...not Green 

Our Ancestral Bloodlines to Patrick

Line #1


 Patrick is the 46th great grand uncle of John & his siblings and he is the 47th great grand uncle of his sibling's children

Patrick ap Calpurnius (abt.0351-abt.0457) and John Repinski and his siblings and nephews and nieces are descendants of Conchessa ferch Ochbes (Unknown) Calpurnius (abt.0332-).

1. Patrick is the son of Conchessa ferch Ochbes (Unknown) Calpurnius (abt.0332-) [uncertain]
This makes Conchessa the mother of Patrick.

 

1. John, Jane, Jim, Jackie & Jeff are the children of Marlene Grace (Dietz) Repinski (1936-1999) 
2. Marlene is the daughter of Raymond Harold Dietz (1912-1973) 
3. Raymond is the son of Henry Chester Dietz (1885-1954) 
4. Henry is the son of Eleanor May (Brown) Dietz (abt.1858-abt.1921) 
5. Eleanor is the daughter of Mary E (Smith) Brown (abt.1822-1913) 
6. Mary is the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Smith (1803-1859) 
7. Mary is the daughter of Ziba Smith (1770-1841) 
8. Ziba is the son of Elizabeth (Sayles) Smith (1740-1820) 
9. Elizabeth is the daughter of Thomas Sayles (1699-1754) 
10. Thomas is the son of John Sayles (1654-1727) 
11. John is the son of Mary (Williams) Sayles (abt.1633-1681) 
12. Mary is the daughter of Roger Williams (abt.1606-1683) 
13. Roger is the son of James Williams (1562-aft.1620) 
14. James is the son of Mark Williams (aft.1540-aft.1582) 
15. Mark is the son of James Williams (abt.1533-1575) 
16. James is the son of Walter Williams (abt.1497-bef.1545) 
17. Walter is the son of Morgan Williams (abt.1470-1516) 
18. Morgan is the son of William Ap Ieuan (abt.1440-abt.1490) 
19. William is the son of Ieuan ap Morgan (abt.1427-1446)
20. Ieuan is the son of Morgan Ap Hywel (1409-1460) 
21. Morgan Ap is the son of Gwenllian (ferch Lynn) ferch Llewelyn (abt.1380-1463) 
22. Gwenllian is the daughter of Llewelyn ap Ieuan (abt.1340-1386) 
23. Llewelyn is the son of Ieuan ap Llywelyn (1279-aft.1341) 
24. Ieuan is the son of Llywelyn ap Cynwrig (abt.1230-abt.1317) 
25. Llywelyn is the son of Cynwrig ap Hywel (abt.1200-abt.1280) 
26. Cynwrig is the son of Hywel ap Madog (bef.1130-) 
27. Hywel is the son of Madoc ab Iestyn (abt.1080-) 
28. Madoc is the son of Iestyn ap Gwrgan (abt.1045-1105) 
29. Iestyn is the son of Gwrgan ab Ithel (abt.1000-abt.1070) 
30. Gwrgan is the son of Ithel (ap Owen) ab Idwallon (abt.0970-1042) 
31. Ithel is the son of Idwallon ap Morgan (abt.0920-abt.1020) 
32. Idwallon is the son of Elen ferch Rodri (abt.0860-) 
33. Elen is the daughter of Rhodri ap Merfyn (abt.0820-abt.0878) 
34. Rhodri is the son of Merfyn ap Gwriad (abt.0795-0844) 
35. Merfyn is the son of Essyllt ferch Cynan (abt.0770-abt.0816) 
36. Essyllt is the daughter of Cynan ap Rhodri (bef.0740-abt.0816) 
37. Cynan is the son of Rhodri Molwynog ap Iutgual (abt.0720-0754) 
38. Rhodri is the son of Agatha (Brittany) Bretagne (abt.0665-)
39. Agatha is the daughter of Alain (Bretagne) de Bretagne (0630-0690) 
40. Alain is the son of Judicael (Bretagne) ap Hoel (abt.0590-0658) 
41. Judicael is the son of Hoel (Alain) ap Alain (0580-0612) 
42. Hoel is the son of Alain (Hoel) ap Hoel (0560-bef.0635) 
43. Alain is the son of Hywel (ap Hywel) de Bretagne (bef.0522-) 
44. Hywel is the son of Alma Pompea ferch Riatham (0485-) 
45. Alma Pompea is the daughter of Riotham ap Deroch (abt.0435-0530) 
46. Riotham is the son of Deroch ap Gwidol (abt.0400-) 
47. Deroch is the son of Guitol ap Gradlon (abt.0359-) 
48. Guitol is the son of Tigridia ferch Calpurnius (abt.0355-abt.0400) 
49. Tigridia is the daughter of Conchessa ferch Ochbes (Unknown) Calpurnius (abt.0332-) 
 

This makes Conchessa the 47th great grandmother of John and his siblings and the 48th great grandmother of his nephews and nieces

Note: John and siblings and their children are descended from Conchessa in more than one way (5580)

Line # 2


  John, Jane, Jim, Jackie, Jeff 

(Josh, Hailey, Jennifer, Ashley, Nathan, Ethan, Carter)
 

Marlene Grace Repinski
your mother

Raymond Harold Dietz
her father

Henry Chester Dietz
his father

Eleanor May Dietz
his mother

Chester F. Brown
her father

Jerusha E. Brown
his mother

Stephen P Hutchison
her father

Benjamin Hutchinson
his father

Sarah Hutchinson
his mother

John Tarbell
her father

Thomas Tarbell, of Groton & Charlestown
his father

Thomas Turvile
his father

Jane Aske Jones
his mother

Priscilla Jones
her mother

Robert Aske
her father

Eleanor Aske
his mother

Katherine Ryther
her mother

Lady Agnes Constable
her mother

Baroness Margery Wentworth
her mother

Elizabeth Despencer, Baroness Despencer
her mother

Margaret Tibetot, Baroness Tibetot
her mother

Millicent Deincourt
her mother

Sir William la Zouche, 1st Lord of Harringworth
her father

Eudo la Zouche, Lord of Cantelou
his father

Sir Roger La Zouche
his father

Alain la Zouche, Lord of Ashby la Zouche
his father

Geoffrey I, Vicomte de Porhoët
his father

Eudes I, vicomte de Porhoët
his father

Josselin I de Thro en Porhoët, vicomte de Bretagne et de Rennes
his father

Allarum de Cornouaille
his mother

Benedict de Cornouaille, Count & Bishop of Cornouaille, Bishop of Quimper
her father

Benoit de Cornouaille, Castellin & comte de Cornouaille
his father

Budic Bethoc, Comte de Rennes et de Cornouaille
his father

Alava de Cornouaille
his mother

Louvenan de Cournouaille, Count of Cornwall
her father

Judhaël, prince of Cournouaille
his father

Argent "Arastagne" de Cornouaille, King of Brittany
his father

Prince Constantine ap Judon de Cornouaille
his father

Judon ap Concar de Cornouaille
his father

Concar Cheronnog ap Gradlon, Prince of Cornouaille (Brittany)
his father

Gradlon ap Judicael, Count
his father

St. Judicael ap Hoel
his father

Hoël III ap Alain I, Emyr Llydaw
his father

Alain ap Hoel Fychan
his father

Hoël II ap Hoël Mawr, Emyr Llydaw
his father

Alma Pompea verch Riatham
his mother

Riotham ap Deroch
her father

Deroch ap Guitol
his father

Guitol ap Gradlon
his father

Tigridia verch Calpurnius
his mother

 Saint Patrick of Ireland
her brother


Saturday, March 16, 2024

Grand Duchess Elisabeth Romanov (1864-1918) Our 11th Cousin

 

Princess Elisabeth Alexandra Luise Alice "Holy Martyr Yelizaveta Fyodorovna" Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov formerly Hessen-Darmstadt aka Feodorovna, Romanova


 

Introduction

As I am researching our family ancestry I came upon a woman who's life was both amazing and so sad and who's existence was intertwined with the Russian attrocities of the early 20th century that resulted in the killing of much of her extended family members of the house of Romanov.


Reading about the life of this woman brought tears to my eyes. She lived a life that most people would have died for...and she did. 

Born into one of the oldest royal families of Europe, her upbringing would surly have been one of opulance and comfort. Through her mother, she was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England.

Princess Elizabeth (Ella) of Hesse-Darmstadt would be our 11 cousin 4 times removed from one of our mother's (Marlene Deitz Repinski) family lines from our great grandmother, Grace Pope Deitz' bloodline. 


 

 

Life Sketch of Elizabeth Hesse-Darmstadt Feodornovna-Romanova

Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (born Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine; 1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a German Hessian and Rhenish princess of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, and the wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, the fifth son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine.

A granddaughter of Queen Victoria and an older sister of Alexandra, the last Russian Empress, Elisabeth became famous in Russian society for her dignified beauty and charitable works among the poor. 

After the Socialist Revolutionary Party's Combat Organization assassinated her husband with a bomb in 1905, Elisabeth publicly forgave Sergei's murderer, Ivan Kalyayev, and campaigned without success for him to be pardoned. 

She then departed the Imperial Court and became a nun, founding the Marfo-Mariinsky Convent dedicated to helping the downtrodden of Moscow

In 1918, she was arrested and ultimately killed by Bolsheviks. In 1981, she was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, and in 1992 by the Moscow Patriarchate

Wikapedia Article of Elizabeth 

WikiTree Profile of our 11th Cousin 

 



Our Family Lineage to Princess Elizabeth

Our 11th cousin four times removed

Elisabeth Alexandra Luise Alice (Hessen-Darmstadt) Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (1864-1918) and John Repinski are both descendants of James (Stewart) King of Scots (1512-1542).

  Elizabeth's Line

1. Elisabeth is the daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Karl (Hessen-Darmstadt) von Hessen und bei Rhein (1837-1892) 
2. Friedrich is the son of Elisabeth (Prussia) von Preußen (1815-1885) 
3. Elisabeth is the daughter of Wilhelm (Prussia) von Preußen (1783-1851) 
4. Wilhelm is the son of Friedrich Wilhelm (Hohenzollern) von Preußen (1744-1797)
5. Friedrich is the son of August Wilhelm Hohenzollern (1722-1758) 
6. August is the son of Friedrich Wilhelm (Hohenzollern) von Preußen (1688-1740) 
7. Friedrich is the son of Sophie Charlotte (Hannover) von Preußen (1668-1705) 
8. Sophie Charlotte is the daughter of Sophia (Wittelsbach) Hannover (1630-1714) 
9. Sophia is the daughter of Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662) 
10. Elizabeth is the daughter of James Charles (Stuart) Stuart King James VI of Scotland and I of England, Scotland, France and Ireland (1566-1625) 
11. James is the son of Mary (Stewart) Queen of Scots (1542-1587) 
12. Mary is the daughter of James (Stewart) King of Scots (1512-1542) 
This makes James the tenth great grandfather of Elisabeth

 

Our Line

1. John, Jane, Jim, Jackie & Jeff are the children of Marlene Grace (Dietz) Repinski (1936-1999) 
2. Marlene is the daughter of Raymond Harold Dietz (1912-1973) 
3. Raymond is the son of Grace Elizabeth Mabel (Pope) Dietz (1891-1963) 
4. Grace is the daughter of Isadora S. (Smith) Pope (1859-1906) 
5. Isadora is the daughter of Edward Young Smith (1833-1888) 
6. Edward is the son of Harrison Smith (1784-abt.1851) 
7. Harrison is the son of Samuel Smith (1760-1838) 
8. Samuel is the son of Samuel Tertia Smith (abt.1728-1796) 
9. Samuel is the son of Katherine (Homes) Smith (1698-) 
10. Katherine is the daughter of Katherine (Craighead) Homes (abt.1672-1754) 
11. Katherine is the daughter of Agnes (Hart) Craighead (1648-) 
12. Agnes is the daughter of John (Hart) Heart (abt.1617-1687) 
13. John is the son of Jean Mowat (abt.1595-1682) 
14. Jean is the daughter of Christian Stewart (abt.1555-aft.1634) 
15. Christian is the daughter of Robert (Stewart) Stewart First Earl of Orkney (1533-1593) 
16. Robert is the son of James (Stewart) King of Scots (1512-1542)