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The Oxford Dictionary of Saints

[Paperback]

by David Farmer

    • Author

      David Farmer

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      April 2011

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      The Oxford Dictionary of Saints

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      Product Description

      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.

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      • Author

        David Farmer

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Oxford University Press

      • Published

        April 2011

      • Edition

        5th Revised edition

      • Weight

        386g

      • Page Count

        528

      • Dimensions

        12.7 x 19.4 x 3.6 cm

      • ISBN

        9780199596607

      • ISBN-10

        0199596603

      • Eden Code

        3703776

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: David Farmer

      • ISBN: 9780199596607

      • Publisher: Oxford University Press

      • Release Date: April 2011

      • Weight: 386g

      • Dimensions: 12.7 x 19.4 x 3.6 cm

      • Eden Code: 3703776


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      13 years ago

      Oxford Dictionary of Saints

      A treasure trove of information that has been used and read by many many people since its first publication in 1978. This fifth edition is updated yet again, to make it a primary source to help preachers, scholars and ordinary lay people learn about the well known saints and also those more recently canonized.
      I cannot do better than quote the words of the publisher - ....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....
      If like me you are happy browsing through a book like this, discovering much of interest, you will be disappointed at the small typeface, but as a manageably sized reference book it is just right.

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