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He died on 17th March, that is the reason why we celebrated the day of Ireland.
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he tasked himself with the teaching of Christianity and traveled the country teaching and converting many from their native religion at the time. -
It is believed that he met with his parents in Wales, then traveled to France to become a priest, then bishop. -
In his six years as a slave, he become fluent in Irish and grew religious, spending much of his time in prayer. It is said that he escaped his captivity after having a dream where God told him a ship would be waiting for him at the coast of Ireland. -
As a teenager, he was kidnapped by pirates and sold into slavery. He was forced to herd and tend sheep on Slemish Mountain. -
He was born as Maewyn Succat, he was born in 387 in Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, Scotland.