Portrait of Patrick of Ireland
Early Church

Patrick of Ireland

c. 385 – 461 · Britain / Ireland

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

Philippians 4:13 (KJV)

Kidnapped as a teenager and enslaved in Ireland, Patrick escaped, then astonishingly returned as a missionary to the people who had enslaved him. He planted churches across the island and became one of history's most beloved evangelists to a once-hostile land.

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