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1) Sister Wendy's book of saints

Author

Beckett, Wendy

3) Saints and angels

Author

Llewellyn, Claire

Pub. Date

c.2003

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A collection of brief profiles and pictures of nearly 30 saints, descriptions of different kinds of angels, profiles of three specific angels, and a calendar of feast days.

4) Patrick: patron saint of Ireland

Author

De Paola, Tomie

Pub. Date

c1992

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Relates the life and legends of Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

5) The Oxford dictionary of saints

Author

Farmer, David Hugh

Series

Oxford paperback reference

Pub. Date

1987

6) The Avenel dictionary of saints

Author

Attwater, Donald

Pub. Date

[1981] c1965

7) Butler's lives of the saints

Author

Butler, Alban

Pub. Date

1985.

8) Christian mystics: their lives and legacies throughout the ages

Author

King, Ursula

Pub. Date

c2001

9) St. Peter and St. Paul

Author

Storr, Catherine

Series

People of the Bible

Pub. Date

1985

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Peter and Paul begin the work of the early Christian Church.

10) Rebellious saints: inspiring stories for young people

Author

Linker, Christian

Pub. Date

2023.

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"Twenty-two saints tell their own exciting story of how they found that desiring God and living for bold truth took them places they never expected to go and empowered them to do remarkable, sometimes very quirky, things"--

11) Mary Magdalene: a biography

Author

Chilton, Bruce

Pub. Date

[2005]

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Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been both revered and reviled, a woman who has taken on many forms-witch, whore, the incarnation of the eternal feminine, the devoted companion (and perhaps even the wife) of Jesus. In this new biography, biblical scholar Chilton offers an authoritative portrait of this fascinating woman. Through interpretations of ancient texts, he shows that Mary played a central role in Jesus'. He traces the evolving images...

12) Lives of the saints: from Mary and Francis of Assisi to John XXIII and Mother Teresa

Author

McBrien, Richard P

Pub. Date

[2001]

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Provides brief biographies of all of the saints in the Catholic religion.

13) Saints: lives and illuminations

Author

Sanderson, Ruth

Pub. Date

[2003]

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Provides brief stories from the lives of forty Christian saints of the first millenium.

14) Stories of the Saints: bold and inspiring tales of adventure, grace, and courage

Author

Wallace, Carey

Pub. Date

2020

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From Augustine to Mother Teresa, officially canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta, discover seventy of the best-known and best-loved saints and read their riveting stories. Meet Joan of Arc, whose transcendent faith compelled her to lead an army when the king's courage failed. Francis of Assisi, whose gentleness tamed a man-eating wolf. Valentine, a bishop in the time of ancient Rome, who spoke so often of Christ's love that his saint's day, February...

15) Butler's Lives of the Saints: Concise Edition, Revised and Updated (Revised)

Author

Butler, Alban

Pub. Date

1991

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For more than two centuries, Butler's Lives of the Saints has been hailed as the authority on the Christian patron saints. Now, in this new edition of the original classic, Michael Walsh has culled the rich resources of earlier editions to accentuate the more modern and best-documented saints. Echoing the charm and style of the eighteenth-century edition, Walsh's volume has been edited to make the fascinating and inspiring lives of the saints easily...