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St. Patrick was dead when he became a saint. That is a primary requisite for becoming a saint.

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he got captured by the Irish and put to work as a slave

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No, at the age of 16 he was kidnapped by Irish pirates and sold as a slave in Ireland. He did not die until many years later when he was quite old.

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He was kidnapped from his home and taken to Ireland where he was sold into slavery.

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Nobody knows what happened at 14 years but at 16 years of age he was abducted by Irish pirates and taken to Ireland to be sold as a slave.

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He was abducted from Britain by Irish pirates and taken as a slave to Ireland.

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He was kidnapped

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