The Loyola Treasury of Saints: From the Time of Jesus to the Present Day

by David Self

Book Overview

Both children and adults will enjoy this beautiful collection of over 100 saint biographies. The Loyola Treasury of Saints by David Self contains vibrant stories, illustrations, and photographs that detail the lives of saints from the time of Jesus to today. Many of the saint biographies are accompanied by short explanations of historical and cultural settings as well as anecdotes about the times in which the saints lived.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0829417850
• ISBN13: 9780829417852
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Loyola Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

The Loyola Treasury of Saints

Perfect gift for our grandson's First Communion. He loves to watch the history channel and not only did our grandson enjoy his gift, but soon everyone was enjoying the fascinating stories of these saints. Great art work also.

A Treasure of a Book

This is a beautiful book. It provides brief biographies and images of roughly 100 saints - most are formally recognized as saints and others recognized by many as exceptionally good people who are good examples for kids. You will see this kind of inclusion in other books today as well and the author is careful to note those who are formally recognized and those who are not. The true attraction for me in this book (in addition to it being just a beautifully illustrated book) is the fact that the author has left some of the grit in the biographies without too much gore that could overwhelm young readers. Many books today on religious subjects bleach out most everything that is interesting to kids -- this book does not. The author, editors and illustrator did a wonderful job with this book. This is an exceptional book for personal, church and public libraries.

Best kids' (and grown-ups') book of saints I've seen, ever.

No, not every saint is included here...but that's more than OK. It doesn't *need* to be comprehensive because the TLC taken to produce this book puts it far above the rest. The illustration isn't just illustration -- it's a work of art that reminds one a bit of monastic illuminated manuscripts. Draws young readers in with stunning illustrations, a major key to getting kids interested in anything, esp. the stories of these wonderful saints (and a few holy people who haven't been formally canonized but should be). Yes, it's a little pricey; but it's well worth it. A masterpiece. ALERT TO CONSERVATIVE CATHOLICS: Conservative Catholics might find this book "offensive" in the sense that a *few* persons covered in the book are not "saints" in the technically Catholic and canonized sense & might not even be Catholic (e.g. Martin Luther King). But for those of us who are open to the word "saint" in the broader, popular sense of "a very holy, inspiring person" this book is full of saints indeed. Personally, I like this feature because it reminds the reader that saintly people can and do live in more recent times and that they're not all persons in ancient history.

Beautiful book!

This is a beautiful book both for the content it contains and the awesome illustrations throughout. I have many saint's books for children so was hesitant to add more to my collection but am so glad I bought it because it is unlike any other I own. Loyola Press never disappoints!

Great as a gift or to keep

I gave this book as a Communion gift. It is a big impressive looking book full of gorgeous colorful illustrations. The stories of the saints are beautifully written and would be interesting to both kids and adults. At the party I gave it at, several people asked the recipient to look at it and all commented on what a great book it was.