He was a 16 year old who had been kidnapped and brought to Ireland to be a slave.
Patrick was forced to work as a shepherd in Ireland after he was kidnapped from Britain.
St. Patrick evangelized all of Ireland and was its first Bishop.
He was a slave in Ireland, where he would later convert to Christianity.
St. Patrick was a patron saint of Ireland known for spreading Christianity. Slemish is a mountain in Northern Ireland where, according to tradition, St. Patrick tended sheep during his time as a slave in Ireland.
St. Patrick's reputed tomb is located at Down Cathedral, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland.
He arrived in Ireland in the year 433, at Slane.
He was a slave, just 16 years old and having been brought to Ireland from Britain by a pirate.
He was a 16 year old slave.
St. Patrick was the first bishop of Ireland.
On St. Patrick's Day, the shamrock's significance is linked to Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. When Saint Patrick first arrived in Ireland in 431, he used the shamrock to lecture pagans about the Holy Trinity (The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit).
It was first celebrated in Ireland.
St Patrick was sold as a slave into Ireland.
St. Patrick spread the Catholic religion in Ireland.
It began with St. Patrick and others coming to Ireland in the 5th century to spread Christianity. After that, many monasteries began to be built around Ireland, such as Glendalough and Clonmacnoise. Ireland became a centre of learning and many people came to these places to study and learn. Christianity has continued to develop from then and Ireland now has a long Christian history.
No. St. Patrick is famous for converting the people of Ireland to Christianity.
By his example and preaching St. Patrick converted much of Ireland to Christianity.
Green, which is the colour associated with Ireland. St. Patrick is Ireland's patron saint and St. Patrick's Day is Ireland's national holiday.