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Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Provides information about the lives of saints, arranged alphabetically by Christian name up to 1500 and by surname after that date; including all English saints, saints who inspired a notable cult, significant saints of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and saints who are important to the history of the Christian church.
Author
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
©2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 646 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a modern perspective on the lives of the saints, chronicling the histories and significance of individuals representing the best in Christian discipleship, and examines the meaning of sanctity, spirituality, and canonization.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ireland's patron saint has long been shrouded in legend: he drove the snakes out of Ireland; he triumphed over Druids and their super-natural powers; he used a shamrock to explain the Christian mystery of the Trinity. But his true story is more fascinating than the myths. Late in the 4th century Irish pirates captured a young, British citizen named Patricius from his parents' Roman villa. The boy was sold into slavery and sent to tend sheep in Ireland....
17) Miracles of the saints: a book of reflections : true stories of lives touched by the supernatural
Author
Publisher
Zondervan Pub. House
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
188 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Haskell lectures on history of religions volume new ser., no. 2
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
c1981
Physical Desc
xv, 187 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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