No one knows but he was captured when he was 16.
The king was Niall Noígíallach, known as Niall of the Nine Hostages.
He was kidnapped about the year 403 when he was 16 years old.
St. Patrick was 16 years of age when he was kidnapped by Irish pirates.
Patrick was born in the year 387. The precise date is not known.
Maewyn Succat AKA St. Patrick of Ireland, was 16 years old when he was kidnapped and enslaved by an Irish pagan warlord named, Niall of the Nine Hostages.Slave traders. They sold the poor fellow in Ireland.
Patrick was forced to work as a shepherd.
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Patrick was forced to work as a shepherd in Ireland after he was kidnapped from Britain.
Patrick was forced to work as a shepherd in Ireland after he was kidnapped from Britain.
St Patrick was born in Wales during the time of the Romans and was kidnapped by slave merchants then brought to Ireland.
He was kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave at age 16.
When St. Patrick first arrived in Ireland, he was a captive taken as a slave by Irish raiders. He eventually escaped and returned to his home in Britain, but later chose to return to Ireland to spread Christianity.
It is said that Patrick was about 16 years old when he was abducted.
The king was Niall Noígíallach, known as Niall of the Nine Hostages.
At 16 years of age, Patrick was kidnapped by pirates and sold into slavery in Ireland.
March 17 is the feast day of St. Patrick - every year!
We have no written or verbal tradition that tells us anything about the early life of St. Patrick except that he was kidnapped at age 16 and held as a slave in Ireland for 6 years.