Key learning points

1. St. Patrick was born in Britain when it was controlled by a group of people called the Romans.
2. He grew up in a Christian family but did not believe in God as a child.
3. Aged 16, he was captured by Irish raiders and taken as an enslaved person to Ireland for 6 years.
4. During his captivity, he worked as a shepherd and during this time his belief in God got stronger.
5. One day, he had a dream telling him that he would soon go home, so he fled to the coast and sailed back to Britain.

Keywords

• Christian - someone who follows the Christian religion, believing in God and Jesus, is described as a Christian

• Romans - the Romans were a group of people from Italy that took over lots of land across Europe, Africa and the Middle East

• Raider - a raider is someone who attacks people or places by surprise, often to steal from them

• Shepherd - someone who herds and looks after sheep is called a shepherd

Common misconception