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A basic dictionary of saints / Kathleen Jones.
Van Pelt - Yarnall Collection BX4655 .J65 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Kathleen, 1922-2010.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian saints--Biography--Dictionaries.
- Christian saints.
- Christian saints--Biography.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 131 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Norwich : Canterbury Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- Introduces 300 men and women from many different backgrounds who came to be regarded as holy. Based on recent scholarship that has endeavored to separate reliable historical facts from unhelpful or exaggerated legends, this popular introduction to the saints and their place in the life of the churches today will be welcomed as an essential reference guide.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charlton Yarnall Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1853113972
- OCLC:
- 59512276
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