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St. Patrick was 16 years of age when he was kidnapped by Irish pirates.

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What was St Patrick's name when he was born?

St. Patrick's birth name was Maewyn Succat. St. Patrick was born in Scotland around 375 AD. At age 16, he was captured and sold into slavery in Ireland. He took the name Patrick when he became a Priest.


Where did st Patrick come from?

Saint Patrick was born in Banwen, United Kingdom. He was captured from his home at age 16, and taken to Ireland as a slave. He died on March 17, the day St. Patrick's Day is observed.


Who captured young Patrick?

If you mean St Patrick, he lived in Wales and was captured by Irish pirates and sold in Ireland as a slave.


Who took St. Patrick to be a slave?

St. Patrick was taken as a slave by Irish raiders when he was a teenager. He was captured in Roman Britain and taken to Ireland, where he remained in captivity for six years before escaping and returning to his family.


What was st Patrick's job when he was salve?

St. Patrick was captured and enslaved in Ireland. During that time, he worked as a shepherd, tending to sheep in the countryside.


What age was Saint Patrick when he was captured?

In his own autobiography Patrick tells us that her was 16 years old when he was captured and taken as a slave to Ireland.


How did Saint Patrick get to Ireland as a teenage boy?

I've read that ST Patrick was captured by "pirates" and sold as a slave in Ireland.


Was St. Patrick a martyr?

Saint Patrick died of natural causes, probably complications of old age. He was not a martyr.


How did Saint Patrick die?

St. Patrick died of old age, he was in his seventies.


What age was St. Patrick when he died?

Sources vary from 71 to 77 years of age when Patrick died.


Was St. Patrick ever a slave in his own time?

Patrick was a slave from age 16 until age 22.


How old was St. Patrick when he died?

St. Patrick was in his 70s when he died. We do not know his actual age as historians can not agree on his birth and death dates.