The Directory of Saints

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At a time when Americans are turning more and more to angels and saints for inspiration, hope, and com-fort, this concise, authoritative guide is the only available work to list, by their areas of responsibility, those saints chosen to act as mediators for humanity.
For everything írom abandoned children to zoos, a saint has been designated as a special intercessor. The entries in this unique sourcebook detail the saint's life, date of canonization, and the reason for the saint's rele-vance in a particular area.
For instance, the patron saint of astronauts, Joseph of Cupertino, was so famed for levitating over church altars that he was moved írom one Franciscan friary to another. Not surprisingly, he is alsó the patron of airplane pilots. Teresa of Avila is the patron of heart attack and headache sufferers. Forced to leave her convent because of failing health, she went on to found sixteen other convents, reform scores of monasteries, and write several books. Here, too, is the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

At a time when Americans are turning more and more to angels and saints for inspiration, hope, and com-fort, this concise, authoritative guide is the only available work to list, by their areas of responsibility, those saints chosen to act as mediators for humanity.
For everything írom abandoned children to zoos, a saint has been designated as a special intercessor. The entries in this unique sourcebook detail the saint's life, date of canonization, and the reason for the saint's rele-vance in a particular area.
For instance, the patron saint of astronauts, Joseph of Cupertino, was so famed for levitating over church altars that he was moved írom one Franciscan friary to another. Not surprisingly, he is alsó the patron of airplane pilots. Teresa of Avila is the patron of heart attack and headache sufferers. Forced to leave her convent because of failing health, she went on to found sixteen other convents, reform scores of monasteries, and write several books. Here, too, is the famed Frances of Assisi, who was born the son of a wealthy merchant, trained as a warrior, but through his faith and kindness, became the patron of ani-mals, ecóíogists, and, of course, zoos.
Alsó included for each saint are baptismal naines and feast days so that readers can choose ways to honor their patrons. An index cross-references each saint to all areas of responsibility. Functional and accessible, The Directory of Saints is the perfect resource in an area of rapidly grow-ing interest.
Annette Sandoval's interest in saints was inspired by her Catholic upbringing and parochial school education. She lives in San Francisco, California. Vissza