The time Patrick spent in Ireland as a slave helped him with his later missionary work. What evidence from the passage best supports this conclusion?

A “While Palladius worked mainly in the south of Ireland, Patrick's work took him back to the North, near where he had served his time as a slave.”


B “Rather than tell the Irish that their old ways were wrong, Patrick incorporated parts of their religion into Christianity.”


C “Although Patrick is usually credited with introducing Ireland to Christianity, the Church already had some presence on the island.”


D “Because of his fluency in the language, he was able to reach members of the Celtic community who could not understand other missionaries.”