The Book of the Saints

By Ramsgate Compiled By the Benedictine Monks of St Augustines Abbey

Book Overview

The Book of the Saints is a comprehensive guide to the lives and legends of the saints, written by Benedictine Monks. The book includes biographies of over 500 saints, from the early Christian martyrs to the saints of the Middle Ages and beyond. Each entry provides a detailed account of the saint's life, including their birth, their deeds, and their death. The book also includes information on the cults and traditions associated with each saint, as well as their feast days and the miracles attributed to them. The Book of the Saints is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of the Christian church and the lives of its most revered figures.1921. This work is a dictionary of servants of God canonized by the Catholic Church, extracted from the Roman and other martyrologies. The object of this compilation is to enable the personage referred to readily to be identified. Nothing more is attempted in this volume.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162619295
• ISBN13: 9781162619293
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.0"