Encyclopedia of Saints

by Clemens Jockle

The Encyclopedia of Saints presents three hundred of the major saints of the Roman Catholic calendar, of celebrations in alphabetical order, and gives information on their lives, the Feast-days, the legends, patronage, places of pilgrimage, and their representations in art. This informative book is a source of enjoyment and education to all those who read it.

Genres: Religion

448 pages, Hardcover

First published August 20, 1998

Reviews

[Joe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Different from other books on saints because it separates the factual basis from the legendary basis, and it is very thorough on artistic depictions of saints. Besides that, it's a bit lacking in organization: the saints are listed alphabetically, without a table for when the saints' days are. Seems especially thorough on the martyrs of the Diocletian persecutions.

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