St. Benedict: Hero of the Hills

by Mary Fabyan Windeatt

Book Overview

Mary Fabyan Windeatt presents the powerful story of the famous life and miracles of St. Benedict for the Vision Book series of saints for youth. Known as the Father of Western Monasticism, St. Benedict played a major role in the Christinization and civilization of post-Roman Europe in the sixth century.

Having lived in an era of great immorality and vice, Benedict founded an order for monks whose strong life of prayer and work helped convert the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898707676
• ISBN13: 9780898707670
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Duplicate

Note: This is the same book that is published by TAN books, except "Hero of the Hills" has been added to the Vision Book title.

it dousent get better than this

There is not a Religios book in the world like this the auther took all the facts and turnd saint benidicts life into a naritiv like it is realy happining while you are reading it. this book is a real page turner and once i started i couldent stop just like the harry potter series. I hily recomend this book to people interested in monastic life, the life of saint benidict, the catholic church, miricals, or even somone who just wants to read a good book as rare as this one. believe me this book is worth reading.