saint patrick

Two days until St. Patrick's Day!

I'm protestant (and don't recognize saints as some churches do), and really only 1/2 Irish, but I love the guy.
Why is St. Patrick so cool?

#1 He wasn't Irish, and actually spent his initial time in Ireland as a slave, and he still decided the Irish were worth saving.

#2 He wasn't a beaurocrat. He wasn't an evil priest taking advantage of his people. (He was never associated with any specific church).

#3 My favorite thing about St. Patrick is that he didn't try to eradicate the Irish culture or their rituals, even the pagan ones. Instead he incorporated much of their culture and beliefs in his teachings. The most common example of this is the "celtic cross".