OXF DICT OF SAINTS 5E REVISED OQR

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 1700 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.