The Lives of the SaintsBarnes & Noble Publishing, 1994 - 532 pages "Historically accurate information on more than 2,000 legendary saints, organized month by month according to the liturgical calendar. Learn the facts about the saints who have inspired masterpieces & given their names to our towns & to us." --provided by Goodreads. |
Contents
THE SAINTS OF JANUARY I | 1 |
JANUARY St Anthony of the Desert | 22 |
THE SAINTS OF FEBRUARY | 45 |
FEBRUARY St Agatha | 51 |
MARCH St Benedict | 58 |
THE SAINTS OF MARCH | 83 |
THE SAINTS OF APRIL | 127 |
APRIL St George | 152 |
THE SAINTS OF JULY | 253 |
THE SAINTS OF AUGUST | 295 |
SEPTEMBER St Justina | 303 |
OCTOBER St Francis of Assisi | 309 |
NOVEMBER St Catherine | 331 |
THE SAINTS OF SEPTEMBER | 335 |
DECEMBER St Nicholas | 346 |
THE SAINTS OF OCTOBER | 373 |
THE SAINTS OF MAY | 169 |
MAY St Urban | 201 |
JUNE Sts Peter and Paul | 208 |
THE SAINTS OF JUNE | 211 |
AUGUST St Augustine | 228 |
THE SAINTS OF NOVEMBER | 415 |
THE SAINTS OF DECEMBER | 457 |
LIST OF SAINTS SPECIALLY INVOKED | 499 |
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