Lives of the Saints: With Reflections for Every Day in the Year (Forgotten Books)

Book Description:

"This is the Benziger Brothers edition of Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints. Butler (1711-1773), was an English Roman Catholic priest. This, his principal literary work, was published between 1756 and 1759. Lives of the Saints has hundreds of capsule descriptions of Catholic saints, organized by the saint's day of the year. The 1894 Benziger Brothers edition, originally published in 1878, was heavily edited by John Gilmary Shea (here uncredited. Source: MELVYL). The 'Reflections' were not in the original Butler text, and were probably added by Shea.

The full text of Alban Butlers' work, which occupies over 1,200 pages of two-column small type, will have to wait for another time. However this imprimatur edition was apparently widely used by American Catholics at the turn of the 20th century, and remains accessible to contemporary readers." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Lives Of Certain Saints; St. Philip Of Jesus; St. Turribius, Archbishop Of Lima; St. Francis Solano; St. Teresa Of The Infant Jesus; St. Joan Of Arc; St. Rita Of Cascia, Widow; St. Gabriel Of The Sorrowful Mother; Lives Of The Saints; January; The Circumcision Of Our Lord; St. Fulgentius, Bishop; St. Macarius Of Alexandria; St. Genevieve, virgin; St. Titus, Bishop; St. Gregory, Bishop; St. Simeon Stylites; The Epiphany Of Our Lord; St. Lucian, Martyr; St. Apollinaris, The Apologist, Bishop; Ss. Julian And Basilissa, Martyrs; St. William, Archbishop; St. Theodosius, The Cenobiarch; St. Aelred, Abbot; St. Veronica Of Milan; St. Hilary Of Poitiers; St. Paul, The First Hermit; St. Honoratus, Archbishop; St. Antony, Patriarch Of Monks; St. Peter's Chair At Rome; St. Canutus, King, Martyr; St. Sebastian, Martyr; St. Agnes, virgin, Martyr; St. vincent, Martyr; St. Raymund Of Pennafort; St. Timothy, Bishop, Martyr; The Conversion Of St. Paul; St. Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr; St. John Chrysostom; St. Cyril Of Alexandria; St. Francis Of Sales; St. Bathildes, Queen; St. Marcella, Widow; February; St. Bridgid, Abbess, And Patroness Of Ireland; St. Ignatius, Bishop, Martyr; The Purification, Commonly Called Candlemas-day; St. Blase, Bishop And Martyr; St. Jane Of Valois; St. Agatha, virgin, Martyr; The Martyrs Of Japan; St. Dorothy, virgin, Martyr; St. Romuald, Abbot; St. John Of Matha; St. Apollonia And The Martyrs Of Alexandria; St. Scholastica, Abbess; St. Severinus, Abbot Of Agaunum; St. Benedict Of Anian; St. Catherine Of Ricci; St. Valentine, Priest And Martyr; Sts. Faustinus And Jovita, Martyrs; Blessed John De Britto, Martyr; St. Onesimus, Disciple Of St. Paul; St. Flavian, Bishop, Martyr; St. Simeon, Bishop, Martyr; St. Barbatus, Bishop; St. Eucherius, Bishop; St. Severianus, Martyr, Bishop; St. Peter's Chair At Antioch; St. Peter Damian; St. Serenus, A Gardener, Martyr; St. Matthias, Apostle; St. Tarasius; St. Porphyry, Bishop; St. Leander, Bishop; Sts. Romanus And Lupicinus, Abbots; St. Oswald, Bishop; March; St. David, Bishop; St. Albinus, Bishop; St. Simplicius, Pope; St. Cunegundes, Empress; St. Casimir, King; Sts. Adrian And Eubulus, Martyrs; St. Colette, virgin; St. Thomas Aquinas; St. John Of God; St. Frances Of Rome; The Forty Martyrs Of Sebaste; St. Eulogius, Martyr; St. Gregory The Great; St. Euphrasia, virgin; St. Maud. Queen; St. Zachary, Pope; Sts. Abraham And Mary; St. Patrick, Bishop, Apostle Of Ireland; St. Cyril Of Jerusalem; St. Joseph, Spouse Of The Blessed virgin And Patron Of The Universal Church; St. Wulfran, Archbishop; St. Benedict, Abbot; St. Catharine Of Sweden, virgin; Sts. victorian And Others, Martyrs; St. Simon, Infant Martyr; The Annunciation Of The Blessed virgin Mary; St. Ludger, Bishop; St. John Of Egypt; St. Gontran, King; Sts. Jonas, Barachisius, And Their Companions, Martyrs; St. John Climacus; St. Benjamin, Deacon, Martyr; April; St. Hugh, Bishop; St. Francis Of Paula; St. Richard Of Chichester; St. Isidore, Archbishop; St.