The book of saints
Subtitle: a history of saints from the time of Christ to the present day
By: written by Jo Rose
Edition: [1st ed.].
Publisher: Parragon
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Bath, Eng
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781445489711; 9781445489728
Subjects: Biography; Women in the Bible; Men in the Bible; Christian saints; Canonization; Bible
Description: "This unique compendium of the lives of saints includes exciting biographies, beautiful illustrations, and fascinating facts about the lives of the most popular saints throughout religious history. Its a beautiful guide not only to Christian history, but to art and culture as well, with beautiful paintings, mosaics, and murals included. An index of patron saints and a full list of feast days make this the ultimate guide to the saints."--Amazon.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Saints of martyrdom; title: Saints of the word & the book; title: Saints of the Bible; title: Saints of vision & ecstasy; title: Saints of the cloth; title: Saints of mission & conversion; title: saints of noble blood; title: Index; title: Credits.