The real story of Saint Patrick, whose feast day is celebrated all over the world.

This is the extraordinary true story of Patrick, a humble man whose remarkable life transformed him from slave to saint. Captured at the age of sixteen and forced into slavery in Ireland, this courageous young boy overcame all hardships to fulfil his calling: to bring the light of God's word to the people of Ireland.

George Otto Simms presents the saint through Patrick's own writings - he was a brave and visionary individual who travelled the length and breadth of fifth-century Ireland, a man of noble spirit and a persuasive orator, a true holy man, a man who is justifiably the patron saint of the Irish.

George Otto Simms was Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, and also an award-winning writer, a world-renowned historian and an expert on old Irish manuscripts.