Biography

Mentioned in Frances's notes on Joseph Milner's History of the Christian Church. According to Wikipedia: "According to the Confessio of Patrick, when he was about 16, he was captured by Irish pirates from his home in Great Britain, and taken as a slave to Ireland, looking after animals, where he lived for six years before escaping and returning to his family. After becoming a cleric, he returned to northern and western Ireland. In later life, he served as a bishop, but little is known about the places where he worked. By the seventh century, he had already come to be revered as the patron saint of Ireland."

The birth and death dates of Saint Patrick are disputed.