David Hugh Farmer

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From the famous to the obscure, this book provides concise accounts of the lives, cults, and artistic associations of over 1,300 saints. Fully revised and updated for this new edition, it includes new entries on a number of recently canonized saints and a new appendix on patronages,confirming the work's reputation as the standard one-volume work available in English.'an essential reference work for anyone interested in the subject,'Daily Telegraph'this delightful array of the good and the incredible is the sort of thing that gives hagiography a good name.'The Times'he breathes life into his scholarship and has produced a dictionary which makes compulsive reading.'Tablet'Even those who do not believe in the saints ... will be able to enjoy and to profit from this splendid book.'The Economist'the usual Oxford Dictionary qualities of authority, succinct wit and an eye for the anecdotal and the bizarre.'Country Life'excellent and readable ... A holy dip that's much more pleasant than baptism.'Guardian

The Oxford Dictionary of Saints

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From the famous to the obscure, this new edition of the immensely popular Oxford Dictionary of Saints provides concise, readable accounts of the lives of 1,250 saints, more than any similar guide. In addition to the biographical sketches, the book also provides information on the cults and
artistic associations of particular saints, making it especially comprehensive. The inclusion in the third edition of more saints from Europe, as well as a number of those recently canonized, confirms the dictionary's reputation as the standard one-volume work in English. A book to be dipped into
again and again, The Oxford Dicitonary of Saints will intrigue anyone who delights in stories of the marvelous, the uncanny, and the bizarre.

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Est. Publication Date - Nov 1997

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