While a slave in Ireland St. Patrick worked as a shepherd.
It is likely than Patrick was sold to a farmer and worked as a shepherd during his time as a slave.
St. Patrick was captured and enslaved in Ireland. During that time, he worked as a shepherd, tending to sheep in the countryside.
Patrick worked as a shepherd at Slemish Mountain for about six years, from ages 16 through 22, for a man named Milchu (or Miluic).
Saint Patrick is said to have herded sheep in County Antrim, in Northern Ireland. Legend has it that he worked as a shepherd there before he became a missionary and played a significant role in spreading Christianity in Ireland.
Yes, at age 16 he was abducted from Britain and forced into slavery in Ireland where he worked as a shepherd.
Patrick was not imprisoned but was held against his will in Ireland and forced to be a shepherd for a pagan Druid chieftain. The place was Slemish, County Antrim, where Saint Patrick is said to have worked as a shepherd while a slave.
From age 16 -22 he was a shepherd. He then went to Europe and became a priest and, later, a bishop.
While a slave in Ireland St. Patrick worked as a shepherd.
He worked as a shepherd for a Druid chieftain in Ireland.
It is likely than Patrick was sold to a farmer and worked as a shepherd during his time as a slave.
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.
Patrick was abducted fron his home and taken to Ireland where he was forced into slavery and worked as a shepherd for a few years. He escaped eventually and returned to his home in Britain. He studied for the priesthood in Europe and was then sent back to Britain and Ireland as a bishopand missionary.
St. Patrick was captured and enslaved in Ireland. During that time, he worked as a shepherd, tending to sheep in the countryside.
Patrick was abducted and taken to Ireland as a boy where he worked as a shepherd. After a few years he was able to escape and return to England. He eventually went to Europe where be became a priest and, later, a bishop. Pope Celestine asked him to return to England and Ireland and evangelize the pagans living there.
Saint Patrick was put in jail for his Christian beliefs and missionary activities. He was captured by Irish raiders and held captive for six years before escaping and returning to his home in Britain.
According to legend, following his capture and being brought to Ireland as a slave, Patrick worked as a shepherd at Slemish Mountain for about six years, from ages 16 through 22.