Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Saints Fifth Edition Revised written by David Farmer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned Oxford Dictionary of Saints returns in a revised and updated form, providing concise accounts of the lives, cults, and artistic associations of over 1,400 saints, from the famous to the obscure. Featuring new entries on recently canonized saints from around the world, and a new appendix on pilgrimages.
Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Saints written by David Hugh Farmer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the famous to the obscure, this book provides concise accounts of the lives, cults, and artistic associations of over 1,300 saints. Fully revised and updated for this new edition, it includes new entries on a number of recently canonized saints and a new appendix on patronages,confirming the work's reputation as the standard one-volume work available in English. 'an essential reference work for anyone interested in the subject,' Daily Telegraph 'this delightful array of the good and the incredible is the sort of thing that gives hagiography a good name.' The Times 'he breathes life into his scholarship and has produced a dictionary which makes compulsive reading.' Tablet 'Even those who do not believe in the saints ... will be able to enjoy and to profit from this splendid book.' The Economist 'the usual Oxford Dictionary qualities of authority, succinct wit and an eye for the anecdotal and the bizarre.' Country Life 'excellent and readable ... A holy dip that's much more pleasant than baptism.' Guardian
Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Saints written by David Farmer and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Dictionary of Saints written by John J. Delaney and published by Image. This book was released on 2005-03-15 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The preeminent resource guide for more than twenty years, this one-of-a-kind book, now available in paperback, has been updated to include those recently canonized and beatified. Since its original publication in 1980, John J. Delaney’s Dictionary of Saints (more than 200,000 copies sold) has become the leading reference book for the scholar and general reader alike. With more than five thousand biographies of the saints—from the well known to the obscure—this new edition brings to life the inspiring accomplishments of these men and women of God. The martyrs and the monks, the mystics and the virgins, the doctors and the peasants are all contained in this essential volume. To know the saints, how they thrived in their achievements, how they lived in destitution, is to meet a fascinating company of people whose actions have influenced and enriched the history of the world. Reset in an easy-to use-format, it contains substantial listings for the more popular saints, and thumbnail sketches for those less well known. From Aaron to Zosimus, this modern dictionary has been updated with the entries for the newly canonized, including Italian mystic Padre Pio, Mexican Nahuatl Juan Diego, Polish Franciscan Maximilian Kolbe, and Americans Katharine Drexel and Rose Philippine Duchesne. It also contains a complete listing of feast days, an index of patron saints, and several other useful appendixes.
Download or read book Pilgrim Routes of the British Isles written by Emma J Wells and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book leads the modern traveller along seven medieval pilgrim routes of Britain (those with historic origins, rather than modern constructs), taking in world-famous sites such as Canterbury and Lindisfarne in addition to out-of-the-way locations along paths not so widely travelled. Each route guides pilgrims on a journey of discovery. Illustrated throughout with photographs and colour maps, and written by a renowned expert on pilgrimage, Pilgrim Routes of the British Isles provides clear maps and informative commentary on the history of the most significant landscapes, shrines, art and architecture. Although it offers some fresh walking ideas, primary consideration is given to understanding the history, significance and practices surrounding the pilgrim routes and sites of Britain, helping you to follow in the footsteps of our forebears and gain invaluable insights into their medieval world. It will be of great interest to walkers and historians alike. Illustrated with 80 colour photos and 12 maps.
Download or read book The Crash of A Civilization written by Kanchan Banerjee and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2022-07-13 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Current condition of each citizen, the society, and the nation are the result of a deeply complex history. But what we know from history books, especially academic textbooks, are constructs based on the narratives of political powers, colonists, and outdated socioeconomic analysts. The time has come to know and understand our true history from fresh and updated perspectives. The subject of this book is how foreign ideologies and forces Christian, Islamic, and later colonists, western and Marxists' profound and long-term influence have impacted India, her society, and people. With a computer science back- ground, Kanchan Banerjee makes this remarkable and significant contribution, attempting to depict the current era with unique and lively storytelling using carefully studied evidence, logical deduction, and analysis. He has given detailed and comprehensive descriptions and assessments from pre-Islamic Arabia's history, foreign attacks and invasions of the Huns, the Turks to the Islamic rule and occupation in Delhi, and the British colonial and imperial atrocities. How did the crash and fall of a great ancient civilization happen? How has it been wounded the body and soul of a nation to break into several pieces? And what is the way to change the direction to the path of recovery and revival? This book is an effort to find the answers to these questions from our true history. If we know our past, we can change our future as well.
Download or read book Pocket Dictionary of Saints written by John J. Delaney and published by Image. This book was released on 2012-05-09 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This specially abridged edition of the Dictionary of Saints is a readable, detailed compendium of the facts and fables, legends and lore of the saints venerated by the universal church--1,500 entries in all.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Saints written by Alban Butler and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A New Dictionary of Saints written by Donald Attwater and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 2,500 principal saints and beatae are catalogued with brief particulars of their lives.
Download or read book The Book of Saints written by Basil Watkins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now fully revised and updated The Book of Saints is a comprehensive biographical dictionary of saints canonised by the Roman Catholic Church. It contains the names of over 10,000 saints, including all modern ones, with significant information about their lives and achievements. Each section begins with an illustration of a particular saint, and the volume includes a list of national martyrs, a bibliography, and a helpful glossary. Produced by the Benedictine monks of St. Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth (formerly Ramsgate) this classic resource is now in its 8th edition, and is fully revised to include all the saints canonised in the last ten years, including Pope St John Paul II and Blessed Paul VI.
Download or read book A New Dictionary of Saints written by Michael J. Walsh and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2008 Catholic Press Association Award Winner! This magnificent new publication distinguishes itself from others by its comprehensiveness, and in its coverage of Eastern, as well as Western, saints. The book contains approximately 7,000 Saints and Blesseds. Entries are placed in alphabetical order according to name. Where there are numerous saints with the same name (for example John) these are now listed chronologically. The entries include date and place of birth and death as well as family background, education, activity for which the saint is remembered, and whether he/she is a patron saint. In order to be comprehensive, even possibly mythical saints are included 'Barbara, Christopher and Katherine of Alexandria, because their stories have been so important in art, literature and popular devotion. This is the most complete and accurate Dictionary of Saints available.
Download or read book The Contemporary Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Dictionary of Saints written by and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Dictionary of Saints written by Donald Attwater and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of Saints written by Brian Starr and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dictionary of Saint is a book with over 400 Saints mentioned, all found in the tree of known ancestry. They are either venerable (left descendents) or their lineage hooks up to a known saint. These Saints were Kings, Queens, Princes, Bishops, Martyrs, Hermits, Nuns, Popes, and founders of Monasteries, Churches, or other institutions. All these books are available and in print. Additional books that are simailar is Saints Who Left Descendents, Tree of Saints, Daily Saints, Calendar of Saints, and Ascent of the Saints. In the book there are about 400 Saints and a listing for each one includes either Descendents who are nobility, royalty, or saints, or what Branch of of the tree the Saint is related to. There is also a section on Ancestors, then a listing of the family of the Saint, parents and siblings, as well as a listing of a biography that explains what the Saint did to get raised to the altars. The Saints are arranged by alphabetical order.
