When the Irish say the saints preserve us, they're also sustaining a bit of their pre-Christian

Celtic history.

I love Bridget.

I love the energy of Bridget, and I love that in Saint Bridget you get such an interweave

of the goddess Bridget that it's hard to tell them apart, you can't pull the strands.

The saints, the French Riviera, like Joan of Arc, often have a political side to them.

The funny thing is that the most things she's associated with is she kicked the English

out of France.

To hear how the actor who played Detective Port Roan TV investigated the biblical account

of Saint Peter, how did a simple fisherman end up being remembered as the first Pope?

David Souchet recommends visiting places mentioned in the Bible to better understand the first

century world.

And they call it visiting and moving in the places where Jesus walked.

They actually call it the fifth gospel.

The footsteps of Saint Peter and the favorite saints of Ireland and France, it's all just

ahead on today's Travel with Rick Steves.

Understanding a country's religious heritage can really help you appreciate what you'll encounter

as a site's ear, or even as a modern-day pilgrim to sacred sites around the world.

Coming up on today's Easter edition of Travel with Rick Steves, we'll learn how some

of Ireland's favorite saints have identities that actually predate the arrival of Saint

Patrick.

And later in the hour, David Souchet investigates the first century world of a Galilee

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