"This is the dramatic and true story of a boy named Patrick who ws kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland. He escaped to England and France and many years later returned to covert the Irish to Christianity. It is based on St. Patrick's own writings, especially Convessio, and contrasts the legends about Patrick with the historical reality of his life.

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The story of Patrick is the story of one of the most incredible turnarounds in human history. As a young boy, Patrick was kidnapped into slavery by a band of marauding Celts. He spent years of loneliness, exposed to the elements, with seemingly no hope of escape.But escape he did and lived safely in Gaul until, in a dream, he heard voices calling him to return to Ireland.He was ordained a priest and returned to the land of his former captivity. And in doing so, he changed the history of Ireland and the history of the world.The story is based on Patrick's own writings about his life.