Butler's lives of the saints
By: [edited by] Paul Burns.
Contributors: Burns, Paul, 1934-
Edition: New concise ed.
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Collegeville, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 625
Subjects: Christian saints -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: This edition of Butler's lives of saints features saints from many nations and backgrounds and includes new articles on recently canonized saints. The index offers the list of saints from the complete edition, and includes all new canonizations and new dates, making it the most up-to-date listing of saints available. Butler's lives of the saints remains a remarkable reference source and, through its comprehensive biographies, a valuable aid to devotion and a rich source of historical information.