March 17, 2024
Despite his famous link to Ireland, St. Patrick was British by birth. When he was 16, Irish raiders stole him from his family’s home and brought him to Ireland as a slave. He escaped and came home to Britain but later returned to Ireland to convert its people to Christianity.
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