DIRECTORY OF SAINTS
Catholic Online Saints
Index Biographies of hundreds of saints
Saints' Biographies
Links to biographies of many saints. Maintained by Edmund LoPresti.
Saint's
Biographies Brief biographies in alphabetical order, courtesy of St.
Lawrence parish in Westminster, Maryland.
Book of Saints Brief stories of
54 saints, written by children
Christian Hagiography
Compiled by Société des Bollandistes
St.
Pachomius Library An Orthodox encyclopedia with many items on saints
Saints and
Blesseds of the Society of Jesus
The Celtic Saints
Information on nearly 40 Celtic saints
A Benedictine Martyrology
Augustinian
Saints and Blesseds
Saints of Carmel
Saints Lives From
the Internet Medieval Sourcebook
List of Some
African Saints, Blesseds and Venerables
Brief Sketches
of the Jesuit Martyr-Saints
The Military Martyrs The
primary purpose of this site is to enable people to begin to explore the
cult of the military martyrs during the late antique and early medieval
periods. Webmaster is David Woods of University College Cork in Ireland.
Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past
Saints: Resources
for Catholic Educators
DOCUMENTS AND WRITINGS ON SAINTS
Vatican II: Dogmatic
Constitution on the Church See Chapter 7: The Eschatological Nature of
the Pilgrim Church and Her Union with the Heavenly Church
Congregation for the Causes of Saints
Celebrating Saints in
the Liturgical Year Vatican II excerpt
The
Communion of Saints Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 1, Section 2
On the
Invocation, Veneration, and Relics of Saints, and on Sacred Images
Council of Trent
May We
Invoke The Saints? Article by Elizabeth A. Johnson in Theology Today
Saints Frequently Asked
Questions How does the Church choose saints? When did the Church start
honoring saints? Is keeping pictures and statues of saints idolatry? Why do
Catholics pray to saints? Is there a feast day for every day of the year?
Prayers to saints
The Mystery of Holiness A challenging article from Sojourners magazine
by Robert Ellsberg
Papal Documents on
Saints Theology Library links
Communion of Saints
Article from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Patron Saints
Article from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Patron Saints A
Catholic Online site
Patron Saints
A Catholic Forum site
Patron Saints A St.
Charles Borromeo Parish site
Patron Saints A
Catholic Doors Ministry site
Patron Saints Artist
Rick Bergquist
Patron
Saints A Saints Alive site
Patron Saints Quiz
>From Brother Frederick of the Monks of Adoration
Christian Hagiography Who's Who?
Our Activities Past and Present. More about Saints. Hagiography around the
World. Web Sites for Hagiographers
Gregory of
Nyssa: The Forty Martyrs
Saint of the
Day Read about today's saint, courtesy of American Catholic Online
Almost A Saint:
Pope John XXIII Learn from this St. Anthony Messenger article about the
process of being declared a saint
Why A
Sanctoral Cycle? Or, Are We Ready for Methodist Hagiography? In this
article theologian Clifton F. Guthrie outlines the history of sainthood in
the Methodist tradition. He argues that, while many Protestants dismiss the
idea of sainthood as a "popish" relic, Protestants in general and Methodists
in particular often mimic the Catholic tradition in their interest in
saints, martyrs, and confessors
The Practice of Christianity in Roman Africa: The Cult of the Saints
Several excellent articles
Lesser-Known Saints &
Martyrs Some saints you may never have heard of.
