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Au milieu des flots d'iniquité qui submergent le monde en ces malheureux temps, au milieu des tempêtes révolutionnaires qui se déchaînent contre les sociétés et qui les ébranlent jusque dans leurs fondements, au milieu des guerres atroces que les...

Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a notable Early Christian writer of Berber descent, many of whose Latin works are extant. He is also recognised as a saint in the Christian churches. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa,...

Gertrud the Great (1256-1302) entered the monastery of Helfta in eastern Germany as a child oblate. At the age of twenty-five she underwent a conversion that led to a series of visionary experiences. These centered on "the divine...

The Christian life is a grand journey. And like any pilgrimage along unfamiliar roads, we can benefit from having experienced guides and trustworthy companions along the way.Through their classic spiritual texts, Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross...

Catalogus Codicum Hagiographicorum Graecorum: Bibliothecae Vaticanae (1899) est opus Bollandianorum Hagiographorum, quod describit codices hagiographicos Graecos in Bibliotheca Vaticana asservatos. Liber continet catalogum codicum, qui ordine alphabetico...

Il libro ""Storia di San Francesco d'Assisi, 1182-1226"" ����� stato scritto da Emile Chavin De Malan nel 1879. Questo libro racconta la vita di San Francesco d'Assisi, uno dei santi pi����� amati e venerati della Chiesa Cattolica. La storia inizia con...

The First Life of Bernard of Clairvaux, traditionally knownas the Vita Prima, originated to prepare the case for canonization ofBernard, first abbot of Clairvaux. The work was begun by William ofSaint-Thierry, continued by Arnold of Bonneval, and...

The whole world knows and loves St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross. But what about about the dozens of other Carmelite saints? In this book, Discalced Carmelite Secular Cynthia Montanaro gives us a clear view...

 “A Forest in the Desert” is a graphic novel that tells the story of John the Short, a humble disciple turned monastic father.Saint John the Short is a 4th century Christian who, inspired by the great desert fathers Macarius and Antony,...

The life and mission of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos led him from the Bavarian Alps in Germany to the United States where he worked tirelessly to fill the spiritual needs of everyone he encountered. His final assignment took him to post-Civil War New...

Through close examination of ancient, medieval, and modern Lives of the saints, Ann W. Astell demonstrates how the historical transformation of hagiography as a genre correlates with similar changes in biblical studies.Christian hagiography flourished...

This Year for Joy will inspire, instruct, challenge, amuse, but most of all, delight the reader. The daily readings are a pot pourri of myths, meditations, poems and the occasional anecdote blended with stories and legends of long forgotten saints - the...

Gregory the Great was pope from 590 to 604, a time of great turmoil in Italy and in the western Roman Empire generally because of the barbarian invasions. Gregory's experience as prefect of the city of Rome and as apocrisarius of Pope Pelagius fitted him...

The mystery. The rich heritage. The haunting sorrow and mesmerizing beauty captured in the solemn eyes of the saints. Explore the world of the Northern New Mexican Santo in this coloring book unlike any other. "Santos of Spanish New Mexico" is a perfect...

For anyone interested in his or her own genealogical links to medieval Europe and early Christianity, this book offers an extraordinary opportunity. For the first time, the lives of 275 early European saints are retold and accompanied by lineages...

Rupert of Salzburg was Bishop of Worms as well as the first Bishop of Salzburg and abbot of St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg. He was a contemporary of the Frankish king Childebert III. Rupert is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern...

According to St Bede, Felix helped Sigebert to establish a school in his Kingdom "where boys could be taught letters." Felix evangelised throughout East Anglia, building a Cathedral at Norwich and school at Dunwich, stone Churches throughout the region...

Ce livre est une collection de vies de saints et de personnes remarquables pour leur piété exemplaire, originaires des diocèses de Cambrai et d'Arras. L'auteur, Cyrille Jean Destombes, est un prêtre et historien français du XIXe siècle, qui a consacré sa...

This book is a translation of Lamprecht von Regensburg's Vita Sancti Francisci et Sororius eius Clara, a medieval hagiography that narrates the lives of St Francis of Assisi and his follower, St Clare of Assisi. It offers valuable insights into the...

Gregory the Great was pope from 590 to 604, a time of great turmoil in Italy and in the western Roman Empire generally because of the barbarian invasions. Gregory's experience as prefect of the city of Rome and as apocrisarius of Pope Pelagius fitted him...

Aux côtés de Saint Thomas d'Aquin, Saint Bonaventure apparaît comme l'un des piliers de la théologie chrétienne. Il est ainsi l'un des plus célèbres docteurs de la scolastique. Dans ce recueil tiré de ses Oeuvres Spirituelles traduites par M. l'Abbé...

Quel est le sens de nos souffrances ? Comment trouver la paix intérieure en toutes circonstances ? Saint Alphonse-Marie de Liguori (1696-1787), Prêtre, Prédicateur infatigable, Confesseur plein de bonté, Évêque, Docteur de l'Eglise Catholique et...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

There is no book quite like this if you know a little bit about St. Francis and want to know more. Each chapter describes a pilgrimage to a place in Italy that's central to Francis's biography written by one of his most literary modern biographers...

Young scientists, sisters, and theologians of the "green generation" reflect on "saints"--canonized and not--who offer hope and inspire us towards ecological action. "In the community of saints, all together are companions in memory and hope. Together,...

Charles de Foucauld (d. 1916), a modern desert hermit, whose life and witness inspired the foundation of the Little Brothers of Jesus and other communities, is due for canonization in the coming year (May). In Fratelli Tutti Pope Francis ends by invoking...

The 40th anniversary edition of an Orbis classic: The spirituality and life of Francis of Assisi written in his own inimitable voice by Carlo Carretto. "I was born in Assisi, in Italy, eight hundred years ago. And eight centuries later I still remember...

Lives of the Saints is a book written by Alban Butler in 1883. It is a comprehensive collection of biographies of saints from various Christian denominations, including Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican. The book is organized by the liturgical calendar,...

Saints and Sinners V1: Or In Church and About It is a book written by John Doran and published in 1868. The book is a collection of essays and anecdotes about the religious and social life of England in the 19th century. It explores the lives of both...

"The Life of Saint Antony" is one of the earliest and most influential Christian biographies. Written by Athanasius of Alexandria, a prominent church father and bishop in the early Christian Church, this work is considered one of the most important texts...

"Suffering is a short pain and a long joy. Suffering gives to the sufferer pain here and joy hereafter. Suffering kills suffering." - H. SusoThe LITTLE BOOK OF ETERNAL WISDOM is among the best of the writings of Blessed Henry Suso, a priest of the Order...

On May 23, 2015, Pope Francis beatified Salvadoran martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero who was murdered while presiding at Mass in 1980. Three years before his murder, Rutilio Grande, Jesuit priest and friend of the Archbishop, had been murdered for the same...

On July 6, 2013, Father Mina Abood was martyred. In this book, you will follow along the mere thirty-eight-year-long journey spent by this honored presbyter on the earth. It begins with his early life and humble beginnings as a servant in his home-city...

2017 Reprint of 1947 Edition.  Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Considered by many to be one of the greatest single books of Marian spirituality ever written, Secret of Mary is St Louis de...

Lives And Legends Of The Evangelists, Apostles, And Other Early Saints is a book written by Nancy R. E. Bell in 1901. The book is a collection of stories and biographies of the early saints, including the evangelists and apostles. The author provides a...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

Learn How to get heaven's help from God's Own First Responder!"Ó Fianghusa ... has a gift for explaining the most sublime theological concepts in plain, everyday language that reminds me of Archbishop Fulton Sheen." -- Msgr. Patrick Brankin, Exorcist of...

The Life of Saint Joseph: Spouse of Mary Ever Virgin, and Foster Father of Jesus is a book published in 1869 by an anonymous author. It is a biography of Saint Joseph, the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus in the Christian tradition. The...

Acta Sanctorum Christi Martyrum Vindicata, Part 1 (1723) est opus quod auctore Laderchi, Giacomo conscriptum est. In hoc libro, auctor varios martyres Christi, qui sub tyrannide Romanorum imperatorum mortem subierunt, commemorat. Acta eorum auctore...

In Who's Who in Heaven, Fr. Thomas Morrow applies his thirty years of ministry to families in selecting and presenting the lives of the saints. He makes the full spiritual richness of their lives accessible to children, using an age-appropriate...

The person to whom I had addressed the three books entitled De Peccatorum Meritis et Remissione, in which I carefully discussed also the baptism of infants, informed me, when acknowledging my communication, that he was much disturbed because I declared...