Butler's Lives of the Saints: Concise Edition, Revised and Updated - Softcover

Walsh, Michael

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ISBN 10: 0060692995 ISBN 13: 9780060692995

Verlag: HARPER ONE, 1991

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For more than two centuries, "Butler's Lives of the Saints "has been hailed as "the" authority on the Christian patron saints. Now, in this new edition of the original classic, Michael Walsh has culled the ruch resources of earlier editions to accentuate the more modern and best-documented saints. Echoing the charm and style of the eighteenth-century edition, Walsh's volume has been edited to make the fascinating and inspiring lives of the saints easily accessible to readers today. This edition 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 eh most up-to-date listing of saints available. "Butlter'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.

Biografía del autor:

Michael Walsh is the author of The Triumph of the Meek and editor of Butler's Lives of the Patron Saints.

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• Verlag: HARPER ONE
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0060692995
• ISBN 13: 9780060692995
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 496