# Saint Patrick's mission to Ireland (c. 432)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/432-saint-patrick-s-mission-to-ireland
Location: Ireland
Themes: Mission

Patrick, a Briton once enslaved in Ireland, returns as a missionary bishop and helps convert the island. At this point in the timeline (c. 432), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Celestine I (10 September 422 – 27 July 432).

## Why it matters
Saint Patrick's mission to Ireland mattered because it carried Christianity to new peoples and regions, changing the map of world Christianity.

Pope at the time: [Pope Sixtus III](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-sixtus-iii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Saint Patrick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Saint Patrick's mission to Ireland](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Saint+Patrick%27s+mission+to+Ireland)
- [Wikipedia — Age Of Councils (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_seven_ecumenical_councils)