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Treasury of Saints and Martyrs | 
 enlarge | Author: Brenda Mulvilhill
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 484417
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 9.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 0670887897
Dewey Decimal Number: 282.0922
EAN: 9780670887897
ASIN: 0670887897
Publication Date: October 1, 1999
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From early saints and martyrs such as Saint Patrick, Francis of Assisi, and Joan of Arc to the first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, the lives of saints and martyrs make fascinating reading. Covering the stories of more than fifty saints and martyrs, this treasury offers personal histories of each saint, tales of their most famous deeds, and information on patron saints. Illustrated with art from stained-glass windows and illuminated manuscripts as well as masterpieces of painting by Caravaggio, Goya, Ingres, Titian and many others, the book also includes a calendar of Saints' Days and an explanation of what it takes to make a saint. Chock full of interesting stories and quotes from the saints themselves, The Treasury of Saints and Martyrs is an invaluable reference work--and wonderful reading, too.
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 Reads more like history than like enjoyable stories July 7, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book has the attraction of high gloss pages with 1-4 pages per saint, but I would not recommend it for children. It reads more as a historical text than as true stories. It covers 46 different saints. The saints are covered chronologically from Mary and Joseph to Elizabeth Seton (1774-1821). Each saint is covered in 1-2 pages. The pages are 11 1/2 in. by 9 in., much of the space covered with beautiful pictures. The saints under each section heading are as follows:
EARLY DAYS....................ROMAN EMPIRE....................MIDDLE AGES
Mary..................................Antony of Egypt......................Hildegard
Joseph...............................Martin of Tours.......................Thomas a Becket
John the Baptist..................Nicholas.................................Francis of Assissi
Peter.................................Basil.......................................Dominic
Andrew..............................Augustine................................Catherine of Siena
Paul...................................Patrick....................................Thomas Aquinas
Thomas.............................Columba..................................Birgitta of Sweden
James...............................Benedict..................................Joan of Arc
John..................................Gregory the Great....................Ignatius Loyola
Matthew............................Bede.......................................Francis Xavier
Mark.................................Boniface..................................Teresa of Avila
Luke..................................Cyril........................................Martin de Porres
Christopher........................Methodius................................Rose of Lima
Veronica............................Wenceslas...............................Vincent de Paul
Early Martyrs.....................Stanislaus................................Louise de Marillac
.........................................Elizabeth of Hungary.................Elizabeth Seton
 Inspiring imagery of heavenly inhabitants June 19, 2000
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
A beautifully illustrated rendition of the lives of the most common Saints. If anything was left out of the history of any particular Saint, the images make up for it. I give it only 4 stars, due to small inaccuracies which should have been worked out with a little more research, and some misleading myths about Catholicism have crept into this work (hopefully by accident), such as the sale of indulgences. A good source of information for anyone wishing to make an introductory trip into the lives of the Saints, and how their example has led others to sanctity.
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