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The Little Book of Saints Kindle Edition

by Christine Barrely (Author), Saskia Leblon (Author), Laure Péraudin (Author), Format: Kindle Edition

4.6 313 ratings

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Learn about the lives and works of over eighty saints in this collection, featuring ninety-two colorfully illustrated holy cards.

How does Saint Christopher keep us safe when we travel? Why is Saint Patrick always depicted with a nest of snakes? How did Cecilia come to be the patron saint of music? These wonders and more are explained in this treasure of a book. The perfect book for the devout or any religious occasion, this captivating collection recounts the extra-ordinary legends, heartrending stories, joys, and sorrows of the most beloved saints, from the famous to the mysteriously obscure. Beautifully illustrated with historical pictures from prayer books and missals, this elegant keepsake is a joy to have.

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A graphic designer and bona fide plant geek based in Perth, Western Australia, Scott Cain is a certified gardening guru and has appeared on Gardening Australia.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004U4H366
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books LLC; Illustrated edition (March 25, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 25, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 21070 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 204 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #139,919 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #15 in Biographies of Catholicism
- #19 in Christian Saints & Sainthood (Kindle Store)
- #40 in Biographies of Christianity

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Lambrix Family

A beautiful treasure!

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2023

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By far- one of the prettiest books on the saints I have purchased so far! Makes a beautiful gift! The illustrations (vintage holy cards) are stunning, nostalgic and comforting. Love the binding and use of gold gilding. Gorgeous.

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2023

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This is a beautiful elegant book with gilded golden edge pages complete with a classy ribbon to mark the pages. The book has beautiful art of the Saint from vintage prayer cards. I like the book because it’s condensed short 1 page story of the saints life.

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024

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Very nice informative book.

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LJ

A lovely little book for the religious, the artistic or the nostalgic

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2011

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The product description is perfect, so please read that description of this book's content; I can't improve on that. I have to agree that this is an elegant little book. The paper is just right - not too thin or thick, not too shiny or matte. The vintage graphics are beautifully reproduced. The edges are gilded, and the cover is padded and feels wonderful in your hands. This book feels like an authentic little prayer book from the 1950's. As with all Chronicle books I have purchased, and that is a lot, every detail has been considered carefully. I gave this as a gift to a friend who is not religious, but very artistic; she loved it.

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JM

Nice book with classic holy card illustrations

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2022

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For the most part well written but I did find just a few statements that could be interpreted as anti-Semitic.

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Heather Jean

Beautiful book, though saint "worship" is misleading...

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2011

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What a beautiful book! I bought it as a gift for a friend and couldn't resist getting one for myself as well. The cover design is gorgeous (and I'm not just saying that because it features my patron saint, though I commend their taste). ;) The size and padded cover make it feel good in your hands as well. Though relatively small, it still covers about 90 saints, both famous and many lesser known ones. What I love best are all the vintage pictures from old holy cards (most of which apparently came from someone's private collection in Belgium). With the limited selection of holy cards available these days it's very refreshing to see so many "new" pictures.

My only critique is that in the descriptions of the various saints, the authors mention the "worship" of the saints (e.g. "Although her worship is fairly widespread in France, very little is known about Saint Petronilla" or "Worship of Lucy traditionally involves light", etc). As a Catholic, I find this term completely inaccurate and misleading. Saints are not worshipped - we honor them and ask them to pray for us, but only God is worshipped. Still, overall I am very happy with my purchase and look forward to reading and treasuring it for years to come.

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Anita

Perfect little book

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2011

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This little book is such a comfort to have on my bedroom night stand. This is a perfect gift for anyone suffering from a disability (as I am) or someone who needs hope to keep going. It's a magical, spiritual reminder that you are not alone. The gold lined pages are beautiful as is the artwork that portrays each saint. It has a small ribbon bookmark. I highly recommend this book.

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Lady J

Not enough Info on Saints

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2018

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The idea of short stories of the Saints brought me to purchase this book (Kindle Edition). Well, the stories are very short, and just seem incomplete for me. I felt that most of the stories could have been written in a bullet statement format, not narrative. The narratives on most of the saints did not flow well. Each Saint is listed as a type of Patron Saint, but the reasons a saint is chosen is lacking in many stories. I gave the book 3 stars, but I would not recommend it. There has to be a better book on saints out there. For me "little" was too little.

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CL

Beautiful work of art

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2024

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A nice little book containing info regarding different Saints. Great design, pocketable, beautiful illustrations and high quality print

janice panella

Too small.. print too light.. difficult ...

Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2015

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Too small..print too light..difficult to read.

Ada

Item I was looking for

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 14, 2023

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This is the books that I actually needed and it includes all the relevant key characteristics and information that I was looking for.
Thank you, it's beautiful!

Emma

Perfect little book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2020

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Absolutely beautiful little book very well made and presented, the illustration is absolutely exquisite and the short biography of each saint is perfect for anyone wanting to learn a little bit more about the holy people we revere as saints, I would recommend for anyone wanting to explore their faith a little more. I am not Catholic but I am religious and I do respect and revere the saints as people of god. Well worth owning, I particularly like the cushioning on the cover though the picture adorning my cover is slightly scratched in transport but I do not mind this and will likely adore this book for years to come. I will be buying some of the other titles that go along side this series of works, thank you for your help in my spiritual journey, god bless

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katie

1000/10

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2021

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Absolutely perfect!! It’s for myself but would definitely order if anyone was having a first holy communion or confirmation. Pages are perfect and glossy not flimsy paper and gives a brief history of the patron saints also what they are patron saint of and their feast days. A lovely gift

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