He was captured by Druid pirates from 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.
He was captured sometime between the years 402 and 405.
Patrick Young was born in 1584.
Patrick Young died in 1652.
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Patrick Young Alexander was born in 1867.
Patrick Young Alexander died in 1943.
He was 16 years old when captured by pirates from Roman Britain and taken to Ireland.
Patrick O'Donoghue - Young Irelander - died in 1854.
I've read that ST Patrick was captured by "pirates" and sold as a slave in Ireland.
Young St. Patrick is often referred to as "Maewyn Succat," which is his birth name. He was born in Roman Britain in the late 4th century and was captured by Irish pirates at the age of 16. After several years of slavery in Ireland, he escaped and later returned to convert the Irish people to Christianity, adopting the name Patrick upon becoming a bishop.