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📘 Confessions
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Garry Wills’s complete Penguin Classics translation of Augustine of Hippo’s spiritual classic, capturing the original’s philosophical depth and poetic power in clear, contemporary language.

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The encyclopedia of saints by 7388776|Rosemary Guiley book cover

📘 The encyclopedia of saints
 by Rosemary Guiley

This volume offers detailed accounts of the lives and experiences of more than 400 principal saints, from early martyrs such as Lucy of Syracuse to recently canonized saints such as Katherine Drexel. Entries provide a biographical overview, a record of the saint's religious journeys and mystical experiences, a discussion of personal philosophies and important theological influences, as well as his or her patronage, feast days and popular role within the Church. Extensive appendices include information on patron saints by topic, a calendar of feast days, beatified and canonized popes, an explanation of the canonization process, a glossary of terms and a glossary of heresies. The Encyclopedia of Saints brings to light both the religious heroism and colorful, little-known facts of the lives of saints for a comprehensive, in-depth exploration of sainthood

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Dictionary of saints by 3799359|Delaney, John J. book cover

📘 Dictionary of saints
 by Delaney, John J.

Short biographies of all the saints, with a chart of popes and copies of the Roman and Byzantine calendars.

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The Oxford dictionary of saints by 8217020|David Hugh Farmer book cover

📘 The Oxford dictionary of saints
 by David Hugh Farmer

"This fully-updated fifth edition features concise accounts of the lives, cults, and artistic associations of saints from the famous and obscure, the rich and poor, the academic and the uneducated. New entries include the Martyrs of Korea, Mexico, and Vietnam, as well as the recently canonized such as Edith Stein, Padre Pio, and Josemaria Escriva. The standard one-volume reference work in the field, this dictionary will delight both specialists and general readers."--Jacket.

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