Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick (died March 17?, 492 or 493), patron saint of Ireland, along with Saint Brigit and Saint Columba.

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March 17 - 492 - 493 - Patron saint - Ireland - Saint Brigit - Saint Columba

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He was born somewhere along the west coast of Britain in the little settlement or village of Bannavem of Taburnia (vico banavem taburniae in his Confessio), which has never been identified with certainty. Sites suggested include Dumbarton, Furness and Somerset, or the coastline of Wales or northern France; another possibility put forward for his birthplace is the settlement of Bannaventa in Northamptonshire, for raiders captured him with "many thousands of people" according to Patrick's autobiographical Confessio, and sold them as slaves in Ireland.

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Britain - Village - Dumbarton - Furness - Somerset - Bannaventa - Northamptonshire - Slaves

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