The Oxford Dictionary Of Saints

Author : David Farmer
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191036730
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Fifth Edition Revised written by David Farmer and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far more than a dry hagiographical account of the lives of saints, this entertaining and authoritative dictionary breathes life into its subjects and is as browsable as it is informative. First published in 1978, the Oxford Dictionary of Saints offers more than 1,700 fascinating and informative entries covering the lives, cults, and artistic associations of saints from around the world, from the famous to the obscure, the rich to the poor, and the academic to the uneducated. From all walks of life and from all periods of history and from around the world, the wide varieties of personalities and achievements of the canonized are reflected. An updated introduction explains the steps towards becoming a saint, the processes of beatification and canonization. This revised fifth edition includes appendices containing five maps of pilgrimage sites, a list of saints' patronages and iconographical emblems, and a calendar of principal feasts, as well as a new appendix on pilgrimages.

Author : David Hugh Farmer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198609493
Total Pages : 579 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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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 2004 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the famous to the obscure, this book provides accounts of the lives, cults, and artistic associations of over 1,400 saints.

Author : David Farmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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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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Author : David Farmer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199596603
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Michael J. Walsh
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814631867
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : John J. Delaney
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 0385515200
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Tom Devonshire Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199680272
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Art and Architecture written by Tom Devonshire Jones and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary is a fascinating guide to the broad range of terms used in the study of the history of Christian art and architecture, including themes, artists, and movements. The long-awaited new edition includes entries by over a dozen expert contributors, and a fully revised online bibliography, bringing it up to date for the 21st century.

Author : Frank Leslie Cross
Publisher : Oxford : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1520 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church written by Frank Leslie Cross and published by Oxford : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 1520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank Leslie Cross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0192802909
Total Pages : 1842 pages
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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church written by Frank Leslie Cross and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 1842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uniquely authoritative and wide-ranging in its scope, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church is the indispensable one-volume reference work on all aspects of the Christian Church. It contains over 6,000 cross-referenced A-Z entries, and offers unrivalled coverage of all aspects of this vast and often complex subject, including theology, churches and denominations, patristic scholarship, the bible, the church calendar and its organization, popes, archbishops, saints, and mystics. In this revision, innumerable small changes have been made to take into account shifts in scholarly opinion, recent developments, such as the Church of England's new prayer book (Common Worship), RC canonizations, ecumenical advances and mergers, and, where possible, statistics. A number of existing articles have been rewritten to reflect new evidence or understanding, for example the Holy Sepulchre entry, and there are a few new articles. Perhaps most significantly, a great number of the bibliographies have been updated. Established since its first appearance in 1957 as an essential resource for ordinands, clergy, and members of religious orders, ODCC is an invaluable tool for academics, teachers, and students of church history and theology, as well as for the general reader.