While a slave in Ireland St. Patrick worked as a shepherd.
It is likely than Patrick was sold to a farmer and worked as a shepherd during his time as a slave.
Patrick worked as a shepherd at Slemish Mountain for about six years, from ages 16 through 22, for a man named Milchu (or Miluic).
He worked as a slave in Ireland for six years.
Before becoming a priest, Saint Patrick was captured by Irish pirates at a young age and taken to Ireland as a slave. During his captivity, he worked as a shepherd. It was during this time that he found solace in his faith, which eventually led him to becoming a priest and a missionary to Ireland.
Yes, at age 16 he was abducted from Britain and forced into slavery in Ireland where he worked as a shepherd.
Patrick was not imprisoned but was held against his will in Ireland and forced to be a shepherd for a pagan Druid chieftain. The place was Slemish, County Antrim, where Saint Patrick is said to have worked as a shepherd while a slave.
he never was put in jail he was sold by pirates to a person of ireland.
From age 16 -22 he was a shepherd. He then went to Europe and became a priest and, later, a bishop.
While a slave in Ireland St. Patrick worked as a shepherd.
He worked as a shepherd for a Druid chieftain in Ireland.
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.
Patrick was abducted fron his home and taken to Ireland where he was forced into slavery and worked as a shepherd for a few years. He escaped eventually and returned to his home in Britain. He studied for the priesthood in Europe and was then sent back to Britain and Ireland as a bishopand missionary.
It is likely than Patrick was sold to a farmer and worked as a shepherd during his time as a slave.
Patrick was abducted and taken to Ireland as a boy where he worked as a shepherd. After a few years he was able to escape and return to England. He eventually went to Europe where be became a priest and, later, a bishop. Pope Celestine asked him to return to England and Ireland and evangelize the pagans living there.
According to legend, following his capture and being brought to Ireland as a slave, Patrick worked as a shepherd at Slemish Mountain for about six years, from ages 16 through 22.
Yes, Patrick was captured by pirates on the British mainland and taken to Ireland where he was sold as a slave. He worked as a shepherd for a pagan Druid cheiftan for several years before he escaped and returned home.