There is no greater authority on the saints than Alban Butler, and his enormous research has been the standard reference on the subject for the last two and a h

For more than two centuries, Butler's Lives of the Saints has been hailed as the authority on the Christian patron saints. Now, in this new edition of the origi

Provides brief biographies of all of the saints in the Catholic religion.

For more than two centuries, "Butler's" has been one of the best known, most widely consulted hagiographies. In its brief and authoritative entries, readers can