Yes. At the age of 16 he was taken by Irish pirates from Britain to Ireland and sold as a slave to a Druid Chieftain and forced to herd sheep for six years. In a dream one night he received a message that he should immediately leave and walk to the sea as a ship was waiting that would take him home. He abandoned his sheep and left, finding things exactly as they had been predicted. Some time after arriving home he received a new calling to got to Europe to become a priest. Once he completed his studies Pope Celestine I made him a bishop and sent his as a missionary back to Britain and Ireland.
Yes, according to legend, Saint Patrick was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken to Ireland where he was sold into slavery. He spent six years in captivity before escaping back to his home in Britain.
That's the legend. He later escaped and went to France, where be became a priest, and in a vision was called to return to Ireland.
No, Saint Patrick was actually made a slave by raiders who were believed to be Celtic pirates, not Vikings. He was captured and taken to Ireland where he was held as a slave for several years before escaping and returning to his home.
Saint Patrick was taken by Irish pirates as a slave when he was a teenager. He was sold into slavery in Ireland and spent six years herding sheep before escaping and returning to his home in Britain. This experience influenced his strong connection to Ireland, where he later returned as a missionary.
Saint Patrick was born in Britain in the late 4th century. He was later kidnapped and taken to Ireland as a slave, where he spent several years before escaping. After returning to his homeland, he felt a calling to return to Ireland as a missionary, where he is renowned for converting many to Christianity.
St. Patrick was taken as a slave by Irish raiders when he was a teenager. He was captured in Roman Britain and taken to Ireland, where he remained in captivity for six years before escaping and returning to his family.
Saint Patrick was not born into wealth. He was captured as a teenager and held as a slave before he escaped and later returned to Ireland as a missionary. He dedicated his life to spreading Christianity and helping the people of Ireland, regardless of his own financial status.
Patrick was taken from Britain to Ireland by pirates as a slave.
He is Saint Patrick.
He was taken to Ireland and sold as a slave.
St. Patrick was captured and taken to Ireland where he worked as a slave. It is said he worked as a shepherd in Slemish, Northern Ireland.
england.. he was taken by pirates as a slave!
St. Patrick, the Apostle of Ireland, was abducted from Scotland or Wales, and sold as a slave in Ireland.
St. Patrick initially came to Ireland when he was kidnapped by Niall of the Nine Hostages to be brought to Ireland as a slave when he was 16 years old.
No, Saint Patrick was actually made a slave by raiders who were believed to be Celtic pirates, not Vikings. He was captured and taken to Ireland where he was held as a slave for several years before escaping and returning to his home.
Patrick, then known as Maewyn Succat, was abducted from the British mainland, probably Scotland, and taken as a prisoner to Ireland where he was sold as a slave.
In his own autobiography Patrick tells us that her was 16 years old when he was captured and taken as a slave to Ireland.
Saint Patrick was taken by Irish pirates as a slave when he was a teenager. He was sold into slavery in Ireland and spent six years herding sheep before escaping and returning to his home in Britain. This experience influenced his strong connection to Ireland, where he later returned as a missionary.
He was taken to Ireland.