Butler's Lives of the Saints, Volume 3For more than two centuries, "Butler's" has been one of the best known, most widely consulted hagiographies. In its brief and authoritative entries, readers can find a wealth of knowledge on the lives and deeds of the saints, as well as their ecclesiastical and historical importance since canonization. |
Contents
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BD KATHARINE DREXEL foundress | 20 |
ST CASIMIR | 37 |
St Mark the Hermit | 44 |
St Julian of Toledo bishop | 51 |
SS PERPETUA AND FELICITY and companions martyrs | 60 |
ST JOHN OF GOD founder | 69 |
ST FRANCES OF ROME foundress | 79 |
BD AGNELLUS OF PISA | 138 |
St Matilda | 145 |
ST JOHN DE BREBEUF martyr | 163 |
ST CYRIL OF JERUSALEM bishop and doctor | 177 |
ST CUTHBERT bishop | 200 |
St Nicholas Owen martyr | 221 |
St Hildelith abbess | 237 |
St Peter of Sebaste bishop | 257 |
ST JOHN OGILVIE martyr | 92 |
St Sophronius patriarch of Jerusalem | 105 |
St Pionius martyr | 120 |
St Hesychius of Jerusalem | 265 |
St Stephen of Mar Saba | 285 |
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