5 Facts About Saint Patrick

1. St Saint Patrick's was founded in 1838 and was the first church of any type in Cairo.

2. At the end of his second captivity Saint Patrick had a vision of Victoricus giving him the quest of bringing Christianity to Ireland.

3. On his way back to Britain, Saint Patrick was captured again and spent 60 days in captivity in Tours, France.

4. At the age of 16 in 403 AD Saint Patrick was captured and enslaved by the Irish and was sent to Ireland to serve as a slave herding and tending sheep in Dalriada.

5. In the work St Saint Patrick seeks to convert the warriors to Christianity, while they defend their pagan past.