Patrick was born in Britain. His father was a wealthy alderman and a Christian. Pirates captured Patrick at the age of 16, during a raid and sold him as a slave in Ireland. During this time, Patrick dedicated himself to religion. He was a slave for 6 years, and then escaped back to his home of Britain.
Patrick's experiences in Ireland made him driven by the idea of converting the Irish to Christianity. He studied in the monastery of Lerins, on an island off the southeast coast of France. Patrick also went to Auxerre, France, and studied religion under Saint Germanus, a French bishop. His religious superiors were reluctant to let him return to Ireland as a missionary, because of his inadequate education. But Palladius, the first Irish missionary bishop, died in 431. Pope Celestine I then sent Patrick to Ireland.
No one had ever preached Christianity in northern and western Ireland,so this is where Patrick began his work. He gained the trust and friendship of several tribal leaders and soon made many converts. Patrick founded more than 300 churches and baptized more than 120,000 people. He brought in clergymen for his new churches from England and France. Patrick preached in Ireland the rest of his life. Patrick was chiefly responsible for converting the Irish people to Christianity. He became known as the Apostle to the Irish. His name in Latin is Patricius.
Patrick wrote CONFESSION in his later years, an account of his spiritual development, to justify his mission to Ireland. This, along with his other writings, are the most important sources of information about his life and work.
432 AD.
432 AD.
The exact date is unknown, but it was somewhere around 404 AD that he was captured and brought to Ireland as a slave, six years later he escaped and returned home.
After becoming a catholic priest he returned to Ireland somewhere around 428 AD
At 16, St. Patrick was taken prisoner by Irish raiders to Ireland. There, he spent six years as a slave. Eventually, Patrick escaped. Guided by a voice he thought to be God's, Patrick walked 200 miles to the Irish coast. Back in Britain, he trained to be a priest for 15 years. Patrick then returned to the Ireland to minister to Christians and convert the non-believers.
For the rest of his life
He arrived back in Ireland about the year 432 AD.
Saint Patrick arrived back in Ireland as a missionary in the year 432.
He is said to have arrived in Ireland in 432 AD.
St. Patrick returned to Ireland about the year 433 to begin his evangelizing.
St Patrick lived in Ireland in the 5th century. He is said to have arrived in Ireland in 432 AD.
About the year AD432 he was sent back to Ireland as a bishop and missionary by Pope Celestine I.
Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.
he was captured by pirates and they all fled to Ireland
Saint Patrick did not 'start' any country. He did go to Ireland as a missionary but did not found that country.
Saint Patrick was largely responsible for converting pagan Ireland to Christianity.
Saint Patrick was a bishop assigned by the pope to Christianize Ireland.
Saint Darerca of Ireland is said to have been a sister of Saint Patrick.
Saint Patrick is famously the patron saint of Ireland. However, he is also the patron saint of Nigeria and Montserrat.St. Patrick is the patron saint of both Ireland and Nigeria.Patrick is the patron saint of Nigeria and Ireland.Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and Nigeria.
He was taken to Ireland and sold as a slave.
Saint Patrick returned to Ireland ordained a priest, possibly by Saint Germanus.
Yes, Saint Patrick is the patron saint of both Ireland and Nigeria.
Patrick took Christianity to Ireland.
Saint Patrick was the bishop of Ireland.