Saints Are Not Sad Short Biographies of Joyful Saints

by Sheed, Frank

• ISBN13: 9781586175979
• ISBN10: 1586175971
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-01
• Publisher: Ignatius Press

Summary

öThe only tragedy is not be a saintö, wrote the French novelist Léon Bloy. And St. Francis de Sales said, ôA sad saint would be a sorry saint.ö But what is saint? One way to answer is to analyze sanctity, theologically and psychologically. Another way, which is the path Frank Sheed chose in creating this volume, is to show you a saint-or rather, since no two saints are alike-to show you a number of saints. In this book, you are shown forty saints.

Author Biography

Frank Sheed and his wife, Maisie Ward, founded the well-known London publishing house Sheed and Ward in 1926. Together they published some of the finest Catholic literature of the first half of the twentieth century. Known for his sharp mind and clarity of expression, Sheed became a famous Catholic apologist, writing several books including Theology and Sanity, A Map of Life, and To Know Christ Jesus.

Table of Contents

Assembler's Note	p. 11
Saint Paul [d. probably about A.D. 67]	p. 15
Saints Perpetua and Felicity [d. 203]	p. 21
Saint Anthony of Egypt [251-356]	p. 36
Saint Augustine of Hippo [354-430]	p. 41
Saint Patrick [389-461]	p. 55
Saint Brendan [483-577]	p. 70
Saint Columcille [521-597]	p. 82
Saint Columbanus [530?-615]	p. 92
Saint Bede [672-735]	p. 111
Saint Boniface [680-755]	p. 122
Saint Edward [1003-1066]	p. 137
Saint Malachy [1095-1148]	p. 142
Saint Thomas of Canterbury [1118-1170]	p. 164
Saint Laurence O'Toole [1128-1180]	p. 181
Saint Dominic [1170-1221]	p. 192
Saint Francis of Assisi [1182-1226]	p. 201
Saint Anthony of Padua [1195-1231]	p. 207
Saint Thomas Aquinas [1225(7?)-1274]	p. 216
Saint Margaret of Cortona [1249-1297]	p. 222
Saint Elizabeth of Portugal [1271-1336]	p. 234
Saint Joan [1412-1431]	p. 250
Saint Catherine of Genoa [1447-1510]	p. 263
Saint John Fisher [1495-1535]	p. 272
Saint Thomas More [1477-1535]	p. 283
Saint John of God [1495-1550]	p. 289
Saint Ignatius Loyola [1491-1556]	p. 301
Saint Francis Xavier [1506-1552]	p. 309
Saint Teresa [1515-1582] and Saint John of the Cross [1542-1591]	p. 323
Saint Camillus of Lellis [1550-1614]	p. 343
Saint Francis de Sales [1567-1662]	p. 358
Saint Vincent de Paul [1580-1660]	p. 365
Saint Peter Claver [1581-1654]	p. 370
Saint Joseph of Cupertino [1603-1663]	p. 375
Saint Benedict Joseph Labre [1748-1783]	p. 388
Saint John Baptist Vianney: The Curé D'Ars [1786-1859]	p. 401
Saint Bernadette Soubirous [1844-1879]	p. 409
Saint John Bosco [1815-1888]	p. 417
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux [1873-1897]	p. 422
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