Description |
80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
Note |
Includes index. |
Summary |
A personal history of a collection of saints and martyrs with an explanation of what it takes to make a saint. |
Contents |
The early days. Mary and Joseph -- John the Baptist -- Peter and Andrew -- Paul -- Thomas -- James and John -- Matthew, Mark, and Luke -- Christopher and Veronica -- Early martyrs. The Roman Empire. Antony of Egypt -- Martin of Tours -- Nicholas -- Basil -- Augustine -- Patrick -- Columba -- Benedict -- Gregory the Great -- Bede -- Boniface -- Cyril and Methodius -- Wenceslas -- Stanislaus -- Elizabeth of Hungary. The Middle Ages to the Reformation. Hildegard -- Thomas a Beckett -- Francis of Assisi -- Dominic -- Catherine of Siena -- Thomas Aquinas -- Birgitta of Sweden -- Joan of Arc -- Ignatius Loyola -- Francis Xavier -- Teresa of Avila -- Martin de Porres -- Rose of Lima -- Vincent de Paul -- Louise de Marillac -- Elizabeth Seton. Modern saints. |
Subject |
Christian saints -- Biography.
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Christian saints in art.
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Added Author |
Farmer, David Hugh.
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Cover Title |
Treasury of saints & martyrs |
Other Form: |
Online version: Mulvihill, Margaret. Treasury of saints and martyrs. New York : Viking, 1999 (OCoLC)654016539 |
ISBN |
0670887897 |
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9780670887897 |
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