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Maewyn Succatt (later known as Patrick) was forced to work as a shepherd in Ireland.

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What was St. Patrick sold as in Ireland?

St Patrick was sold as a slave into Ireland.


What other slaves were sold at the same time as St. Patrick?

There is no record of any other slaves that might have been sold at the time that St. Patrick was sold.


When did St. Patrick become a pope?

St. Patrick was never a pope. He was a bishop.


Why did March 17 become St. Patrick's day?

It is thought, but not proven, that St. Patrick died on March 17.


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.


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.


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.


What did St. Patrick do to become a saint and when was he de-sainted?

Patrick has never been 'de-sainted.'


What did St. Patrick become?

Patrick eventually became a priest, then a bishop and missionary to England and Ireland.


When did St. Patrick's Day become an observance?

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Why was St. Patrick enslaved?

Patrick was abducted by pirates from the island of Britain and sold to a Druid chieftan in Ireland where he was put to work as a shepherd.


What was the name of St. Patrick's master?

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, at 16 years of age Patrick was carried off into captivity by Irish marauders and was sold as a slave to a chieftain named Milchu in Dalriada, a territory of the present county of Antrim in Ireland, where for six years he tended his master's flocks until he finally escaped back to his home in Britain