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.
he was held for six years as a prisoner
Patrick (then known as Maewyn) was sixteen years old when he was captured and was held for 6 years before he escaped. He was taken captive about the 405 and escaped about the year 411, give or take 3 years as the exact year of Patrick's birth has not been established.
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Well sort of. He was British, not Irish. He spoke Brythonic. But he fled to Ireland during the Anglo-Saxon invasions and spread Christianity there.St. Patrick was kidnapped from Wales and brought to Ireland, where he was held in slavery and where he later preached Christianity to the Irish . P.S. he also rid the country of snakes when he had a bit of time on his hands!
Yes, Patrick was captured by pirates on the British mainland and taken to Ireland where he was sold as a slave. He worked as a shepherd for a pagan Druid cheiftan for several years before he escaped and returned home.
The world cup is held every four years to find out the best country in football.
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No, it was held in Ireland.
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.
approximately 67000 years old.
The World Cup is held every four years in a different country. The last world cup was held in 2014, meaning the next one will be in 2018 and so on.
The first St. Patrick's Day parade held in New York City took place in 1762. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th.