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Pope Celestine I gave him the name "Patercius" or "Patritius" at the time he made him a bishop and sent him as a missionary to Ireland. His original name was Maewyn Succat. .

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He was captured when he was 16 and he escaped and taught the people in Ireland about Christianity

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Patrick's main achievement was converting Ireland from paganism to Christianity. Much of what is written about him is not based in fact and is simply mythical.

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