Religious and spiritual figures Books

Welcome to a dinner party in heaven. With a charming blend of imagination and historical detail, the bestselling author of 365 Saints invites you to get to know the saints in food and fellowship. Hinting at one of the traditional images of heaven, the...

De Heilige Katrina van Zweden (1843) is een boek geschreven door Jakob Karsman. Het boek vertelt het verhaal van de heilige Katrina van Zweden, een Zweedse heilige uit de 14e eeuw. Het boek beschrijft haar leven en haar spirituele reis, van haar jeugd...

Martyrologium Venerabilis Bedae Presbyteri est opus quod a Venerabili Beda Presbytero anno 1564 compositum est. In hoc libro, Beda describit vitae sanctorum et martyrum qui in Ecclesia catholica coluntur. Martyrologium Venerabilis Bedae Presbyteri est...

Inside the pages of this book we find the story of a life-loving, strong-willed teenager, Chiara Luce Badano, who faced her cancer diagnosis and terminal illness with extraordinary faith and grace. Today, her words and actions continue to deeply touch...

La Vie Et L'Office De Saint Adjuteur (1864) est un livre �����crit par Jean Th�����roude. Il s'agit d'une biographie de Saint Adjuteur, un saint catholique v�����n�����r����� dans le sud de la France. Th�����roude explore la vie et les miracles de Saint...

Die Sage von der Heiligen Ursula und den Elftausend Jungfrauen ist ein Buch von Oskar Schade aus dem Jahr 1854. Es handelt sich um eine Erz�����hlung �����ber die Legende von der heiligen Ursula und ihren elftausend Jungfrauen, die im 4. Jahrhundert in...

""Saint Edmund, King And Martyr: A History Of His Life And Times, With An Account Of The Translations Of His Incorrupt Body, Etc."" is a historical book written by James Boniface Mackinlay in 1893. The book provides a comprehensive account of the life...

Aelfric's Lives of Saints V1, Part 2 is a collection of sermons on saints' days that were once observed by the English Church. Originally published in 1885, this book features the works of Aelfric, an Anglo-Saxon writer and abbot who lived in the 10th...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

The world needs saints to show it the way to true humanity. The Church needs saints to show it how to live out its calling.The witness of the lives of the saints is a powerful testimony to the reality of God's plan and the possibility for truly following...

"May the Lord grant us all the hope of being saints." Pope Francis recently shared this prayer with the world - and that includes kids. You, too, can become a saint. You just have to open your heart and let God help you. This book introduces you to a...

In the seventeen years between her death in 1897 and the outbreak of World War I, the fame of Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face had spread widely, especially in France and its colonies: her autobiography The Story of a Soul was hugely...

A Child's Book of Saints is a collection of stories about various saints from the Christian faith, written by William Canton and published in 1907. The book is intended for children and provides a brief biography of each saint, accompanied by...

""Notes on the Epistle of Paul, the Apostle, to the Romans"" is a book written by William Kelly and published in 1873. The book is a detailed commentary on the New Testament book of Romans, which is one of the most important and influential books in the...

The Lives of Saints V1 is a book written by Charles Fell in 1750. The book is a collection of biographies of various saints, including their lives, miracles, and teachings. The book covers a wide range of saints from different parts of the world and...

The History of the Vartanants Saints (formerly, the History of Vartan and the Armenian War) is a major source for the Battle of Avarayr, its causes and aftermath. But beyond this, and much more, Yeghishe's History is a panegyric of the saints who were...

Le livre ""Vie De Saint Yves, Tir�����e D'Un Manuscrit Sur Velin Du XIV Si�����cle"" (1884) par Bonnejoy, Ernest est une biographie de Saint Yves, un saint breton du XIIIe si�����cle connu pour sa charit����� et sa justice. L'auteur a utilis����� un...

Studies in Church Dedications V2: Or England's Patron Saints is a book written by Frances Arnold-Forster and published in 1899. The book is a comprehensive study of the patron saints of England and their connection to various churches in the country. The...

""Saints and Servants of God: The Lives of the Blessed Leonard of Port Maurice and of the Blessed Nicholas Fattore"" is a book written by Giuseppe Maria Da Massarano and first published in 1852. The book is a biographical account of two Italian saints,...

Saint Nicolas I (1899) est un livre �����crit par Jules Roy qui raconte l'histoire de Nicolas Ier, le patriarche de Constantinople, qui a v�����cu au XIXe si�����cle. Ce livre retrace la vie de ce saint homme qui a �����t����� confront����� ������ de...

Histoire Hagiologique de Belley V1 (1834) est un livre �����crit par Jean Ir�����n�����e Depery. Cette �����uvre relate l'histoire des saints et des martyrs de la ville de Belley en France. Le livre est divis����� en plusieurs chapitres qui...

The Negative On That Question: Whether Is The Archangel Michael, Our Savior is a book written by Rudd and Sayer in 1753. The book explores the question of whether the Archangel Michael, who is mentioned in the Bible, is actually our savior. The authors...

Called a "Missionary of the New Evangelization" by Pope John Paul II, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini blazed a path of charity in the New World that is beyond compare.Led by her fervent love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and fueled by the Eucharist, Mother...

Devotion of St. Therese to the Holy Face"However tender was the devotion which Saint Therese had for the Child Jesus, it cannot be compared to the devotion she had for the Holy Face." ~ Mother Agnes of Jesus (St. Therese's elder sister and her Superior...

"En una noche oscura,
con ansias, en amores inflamada,
¡oh dichosa ventura!"San Juan de la Cruz fue un religioso y poeta místico del Renacimiento español, reformador de la Orden de Nuestra Señora del Monte Carmelo y cofundador de la Orden de los...

Existe un universo donde lo sagrado se vuelve tangible, y el poder ancestral del Arcángel Miguel se manifiesta como una fuerza de protección y sanación. Descubra prácticas profundamente transformadoras para quienes buscan un escudo invisible contra las...

In this work, Patrick Whitworth explores the writings of Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory Nazianzen and shares their understanding of the purpose and scope of theology.

Saint Anthony of Padua made his mark as a popular, powerful preacher in Western Europe in the early decades of the thirteenth century, and he has developed a worldwide reputation as the finder of lost things. Regardless of creed, people invoke him on a...

A Commentary On The Book Of The Acts Of The Apostles is a book written by William Gilson Humphry in 1854. The book provides a detailed analysis and interpretation of the biblical text of the Acts of the Apostles, which is the fifth book of the New...

Das Buch ""Die Hagiographen, Band 1: Ihre Verfasser, Entstehungszeit Und Inhalt"" wurde im Jahr 1888 von Josef Wohlstein verfasst. Es handelt sich um eine Studie �����ber die Entstehung, Autoren und Inhalte der hagiographischen Schriften des Alten...

""Vida Y Novena Dels Invincibles Y Gloriosos Martirs Los Ss. Abdon Y Sennen"" es un libro escrito por Juval, M. en 1859. El libro cuenta la historia de los santos Abdon y Sennen, dos m�����rtires cristianos que vivieron en el siglo III. La obra incluye...

On a quest to find a resolution to her physical illnesses, Monique Pilon-Fraschetti travels to Rome and Madrid to consult with specialists. She embarks on a sacred journey in search of healing and experiences a miraculous event while on a pilgrimage in...

For any who long for more order, peace and joy.' Stephen Cherry, Dean, King's College CambridgeOur world badly needs Christ's light and peace. One way to bring these blessings to one another is to attend to our own hearts and to learn to live well.Living...

Deeply grounded, practical and real.' Margaret Silf, author and spiritual explorerIsn't a deep prayer life only for religious specialists? In this introduction to the spiritual life, Gemma Simmonds shows that everyone can find prayer a rewarding...

Useful and beautiful.' Sara Maitland, author of A Book of SilenceFor Carmelites, prayer is friendship with God in a silent communion of love. By fixing our eyes on the vulnerability of Jesus and on his unrequited love for us, we are transformed. For a...

Martín de Porres es un santo para todos nosotros y en todas las épocas. Nació en Perú en 1579 y murió a los sesenta años.Su vida supo combinar la pasión apostólica de Santo Domingo, el amor simple por la creación de San Francisco y la compasión infinita...

À l'occasion du 16ème anniversaire de la mort de saint Jérôme, le traducteur de la Bible en latin - appelé Vulgate parce qu'il s'adressait à des gens simples, qui ne connaissaient ni le grec ni l'hébreu - le pape François nous a remis une lettre...

Saint Martin of Tours was the third bishop of Tours. He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints in Western tradition. A native of Pannonia, he converted to Christianity at a young age. He served in the Roman cavalry in Gaul,...

St John of the Cross was a Carmelite friar and mystic who lived in Spain in the second half of the sixteenth century. He helped Teresa of Avila with her reform of the Carmelite Order and was imprisoned for political reasons.He wrote this beautiful poem...

 Celui qui aime Dieu et met sa confiance en Dieu ne saurait se perdre. Saint Alphonse-Marie de Liguori (1696-1787), prêtre, prédicateur infatigable, confesseur plein de bonté, évêque, saint et Docteur de l'Église Catholique, a marqué son époque...

"La nécessité de pourvoir autant que possible à la formation religieuse des enfants nous a porté à publier un catéchisme qui expose d'une manière claire les éléments de la sainte foi et les vérités divines sur lesquelles doit se régler la vie de tout...

<p>"Dear reader! you are about to take part inperhaps the greatest tragedy of an age that wrote Hamlet and Macbeth. Greater even than the writer's part will be yours, the reader's and hearer's part. Only your hearing ear and your seeing eye will...