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St. Patrick was 16 years of age when he was kidnapped by Irish pirates.
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∙ 15y agoSt Patrick was born in Britain. At 16, he was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who took him across the sea to Ireland.
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∙ 13y agoPatrick would have been about 22 years old when he finally escaped and returned home.
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∙ 9y agoPatrick was born about the year 387 and died about 460 or 461, some say on March 17.
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∙ 13y agoPatrick was about 22 years old when he escaped from Ireland.
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∙ 13y agoAt age 16 Patrick was abducted and taken to Ireland where he spent the next 6 years working as a slave (shepherd).
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∙ 13y agoHe was 16 when he was captured>
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What year was St. Patrick kidnapped?
No one knows but he was captured when he was 16.
Who is St. Patrick's wife?
St. Patrick was not married.
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated to commemorate which event?
On St. Patrick's Day we commemorate the life of St. Patrick, the Apostle of Ireland.
When did St. Patrick get married?
St. Patrick was a Catholic priest and bishop. He did not get married.
What should you wear for St. Patrick's Day?
It is common to wear green on St. Patrick's Day.
What was St Patrick's name when he was born?
St. Patrick's birth name was Maewyn Succat. St. Patrick was born in Scotland around 375 AD. At age 16, he was captured and sold into slavery in Ireland. He took the name Patrick when he became a Priest.
Where did st Patrick come from?
Saint Patrick was born in Banwen, United Kingdom. He was captured from his home at age 16, and taken to Ireland as a slave. He died on March 17, the day St. Patrick's Day is observed.
Who captured young Patrick?
If you mean St Patrick, he lived in Wales and was captured by Irish pirates and sold in Ireland as a slave.
What age was Saint Patrick when he was captured?
In his own autobiography Patrick tells us that her was 16 years old when he was captured and taken as a slave to Ireland.
How did Saint Patrick get to Ireland as a teenage boy?
I've read that ST Patrick was captured by "pirates" and sold as a slave in Ireland.
Was St. Patrick a martyr?
Saint Patrick died of natural causes, probably complications of old age. He was not a martyr.
How did Saint Patrick die?
St. Patrick died of old age, he was in his seventies.
Was St. Patrick ever a slave in his own time?
Patrick was a slave from age 16 until age 22.
What age was St. Patrick when he died?
Sources vary from 71 to 77 years of age when Patrick died.
Who took St. Patrick to be a slave?
At the age of 16, St. Patrick was seized by Irish raiders and sold as a slave in Ireland.
How old was St. Patrick when he died?
St. Patrick was in his 70s when he died. We do not know his actual age as historians can not agree on his birth and death dates.
What was the childhood of Saint Patrick like?
Patrick's father was a strong believer in God, but Patrick was not. he was a trouble maker until one day when he was captured by Irish pirates and became a slave. During slavery he became closer to God. St. Patrick's family was wealthy, so he had a privileged life until he was captured when he was about 16 years old.
