The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints by Alban Butler, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alban Butler ISBN: 9781465585110
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Alban Butler
ISBN: 9781465585110
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
“THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS” is republished. This work—this inestimable work, is at length given to the public. Hitherto the circulation of it was confined to those who could afford to purchase it in TWELVE volumes, and at a proportionate price. It is now stereotyped, printed in good character, on fine paper, and published at a price not only below its value, but below the hopes of the publisher. It is therefore now, and for the first time, that “THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS” are, properly speaking, given to the public. And what is the nature and character of this work, which is thus placed within the reach of almost every family in Ireland? We presume to say, that “The Lives of the Saints” is an historical supplement to the Old and New Testaments; an illustration of all that God has revealed, and of all the sanctity which his divine grace has produced among the children of men. It is a history, not so much of men, as of all ages and nations; of their manners, customs, laws, usages, and creeds. It is a succinct, but most accurate and satisfactory account of all that the Church of God has done or suffered in this world from the creation to almost our own days: an account not extracted from authentic records only, but one which exhibits at every page the living examples, the speaking proofs, of whatever it sets forth or asserts. As drawings taken by an artist, and afterwards carved on plates of steel or copper, present to us views of a country, or of the productions of the earth and sea, so “The Lives of the Saints” exhibit to the reader images the most perfect of whatever the human race, in times past, has yielded to God in return for his countless mercies.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
“THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS” is republished. This work—this inestimable work, is at length given to the public. Hitherto the circulation of it was confined to those who could afford to purchase it in TWELVE volumes, and at a proportionate price. It is now stereotyped, printed in good character, on fine paper, and published at a price not only below its value, but below the hopes of the publisher. It is therefore now, and for the first time, that “THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS” are, properly speaking, given to the public. And what is the nature and character of this work, which is thus placed within the reach of almost every family in Ireland? We presume to say, that “The Lives of the Saints” is an historical supplement to the Old and New Testaments; an illustration of all that God has revealed, and of all the sanctity which his divine grace has produced among the children of men. It is a history, not so much of men, as of all ages and nations; of their manners, customs, laws, usages, and creeds. It is a succinct, but most accurate and satisfactory account of all that the Church of God has done or suffered in this world from the creation to almost our own days: an account not extracted from authentic records only, but one which exhibits at every page the living examples, the speaking proofs, of whatever it sets forth or asserts. As drawings taken by an artist, and afterwards carved on plates of steel or copper, present to us views of a country, or of the productions of the earth and sea, so “The Lives of the Saints” exhibit to the reader images the most perfect of whatever the human race, in times past, has yielded to God in return for his countless mercies.

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book First and Last by Alban Butler
Cover of the book Tractate Sanhedrin, Mishnah and Tosefta by Alban Butler
Cover of the book The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous: Who was a Sailor, a Soldier, a Merchant, a Spy, a Slave Among the Moors (Complete) by Alban Butler
Cover of the book Avonturen van drie Russen en drie Engelschen Gevolgd door 'De Blokkadebrekers' by Alban Butler
Cover of the book A Warwickshire Lad: The Story of the Boyhood of William Shakespeare by Alban Butler
Cover of the book Assassination of Lincoln: A History of the Great Conspiracy Trial of the Conspirators by a Military Commission and a Review of the Trial of John H. Surratt by Alban Butler
Cover of the book The Eve of the Revolution: A Chronicle of The Breach with England by Alban Butler
Cover of the book The Kensington District by Alban Butler
Cover of the book The Vicar of Morwenstow: Being a Life of Robert Stephen Hawker, M.A. by Alban Butler
Cover of the book The Powers and Maxine by Alban Butler
Cover of the book Prehistoric Man by Alban Butler
Cover of the book Knowledge Is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill by Alban Butler
Cover of the book An Open Entrance to the Closed Palace of the King by Alban Butler
Cover of the book Cinq Années De Ma Vie 1894-1899 by Alban Butler
Cover of the book Along Alaska's Great River by Alban Butler
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy