"The idea of saints and sainthood are familiar to all, irrelevant of religious faith. Simon Yarrow looks at the origins, ideas, and definitions of sainthood, sanctity, and saints in the early Church, tracing their development in history and explaining the social roles saints played in the ancient, medieval, and modern worlds. Along the way Yarrow considers the treatment of saints as objects of literary and artistic expression and interpretation, and...

"Detrás de las aparentemente humildes vidas de los santos que contienen este libro, se esconde la grandeza de aquellos que con su ejemplo lograron alcanzar la santidad dentro de la fe cristiana. Sus vidas son un espejo en el que mirarse para encontrar cualidades como la bondad, el sacrificio, la paz interior, la fe, el valor ante la adversidad y la fuerza moral. Las vidas de los santos son modelos para todo aquel lector espiritual, que busca el...

Tells the story of Miriam, a young girl being raised by her widowed father in ancient Israel, who grows up to be Mary Magdalene.

A new examination of the saint's life reveals his devotion to poverty might not have been his principal spiritual concern, while also exploring his upbringing, family relations, and journey to sainthood.