He was taken to Ireland.
He is Saint Patrick.
england.. he was taken by pirates as a slave!
He was taken to Ireland and sold as a slave.
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.
You have it backwards. Saint Patrick's Day was named after Saint Patrick. March 15 is the Catholic feast day of Saint Patrick.
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.
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 not married.
No, Saint Patrick was not a thief.
He was taken in raids ordered by Niall Mor, who had had made a habit of such things.
It is said he got rid of snakes, but this is taken to symbolise paganism.