Praised as "splendid" (The Economist) and "the kind of book that gives
hagiography a good name" (The Times), 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 1,700 fascinating and informative
entries covering the lives, cults, and artistic associations of saints
from around the world. Ranging from the famous to the obscure, the rich
to the poor, and the academic to the uneducated, the saints profiled
here come from all walks of life, from all periods of history, and from
around the world, reflecting a wide variety of personalities and
achievements. This revised fifth edition includes appendices containing
maps of pilgrimage sites, a list of saints' patronages and
iconographical emblems, and a calendar of principal feasts.