The Pocket Guide to the Saints [Paperback]

Richard P. McBrien (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 2006

This pocket edition of Richard McBrien's Lives of the Saints is the perfect concise, handy reference for scholars, students, and general readers.

Editorial Reviews

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“Provides the quality otherwise found only in the 12-volume, 1995 Burns edition of Butler’s Lives of the Saints.” (America )

“Worth its weight in gold...a gift from the author.” (St. Anthony Messenger )

“With characteristic authority, McBrien offers not just a rich calendar of saints butprofiles in courage, love, and spiritual wisdom.” (Robert Ellsberg, author of All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time )

“An invaluable guide to models of holiness for every time and place. Everyone can find a soul friend here.” (Thomas H. Groome, Boston College )

About the Author

Richard P. McBrien is Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Educated at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, he has also served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. A leading authority on Catholicism, he is the bestselling author of Catholicism, Lives of the Popes, and Lives of the Saints, as well as the general editor of The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism. Most recently a consultant for ABC News, McBrien offers regular commentary on all the major television networks. He is also a prizewinning syndicated columnist in the Catholic press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne (October 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006113774X
• ISBN-13: 978-0061137747
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #349,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Book, February 23, 2008

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L. Pellegrini "Reigning Reader" (Cedar City, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Pocket Guide to the Saints (Paperback)

I purchased the Pocket Guide to the Saints to take with me on a trip to Italy. We have visited before and are not Catholic. Much of the art has its roots in religious stories related to the Saints and we wanted to know more.

This book is helpful, but could be organized better. Rather than an alphabetical organization, it is organized by "saint days" (I'm not sure that that is the correct phrasing). It would be much simpler if we could look each saint up by his/her name.

The information provided is perfect for our interest. There is a short biographical entry including stories that related to the person's canonization. We are leaving in March and I look forward to being able to have this book as a reference while we visit museums and churches in Italy.