Saint Patrick of Ireland is one of the most famous saints on Earth. His roots trace to Roman Britain where he was born. He was abducted by Irish pirates aged 16 during a raiding party. He became enslaved and was hired out as a sheep herder. During that time, Ireland didn’t know Christianity as Druids and pagans dominated the region. Patrick chose to become Christian and wrote a memoir titled The Confession.

He lived in captivity until his 20th year when he escaped after God appeared to him in a dream and instructed him to leave Ireland through the coast. He met sailors who gave him passage back to Britain where he was reunited with his family.

After living in Britain a couple years Patrick had another dream. In the dream, he saw a man approaching him as it were from Ireland. The man (named Victoricus),  gave Patrick one of many letters in his possession titled “The Voice of the Irish.” Continue reading →