Perhaps the gold-standard of Saints’ Lives in English—and first collated by the inimitable Fr. Alban Butler in 18th-century England (a daring move for a Catholic priest), its first edition ...

Countless sources, from Dictionary of Saints by John Delaney and Butler’s Lives of the Saints to CatholicSaints.info, Wikipedia and elsewhere at the Register, offer inspiring tales of ...

Lawrence Cunningham’s remarks on the saints (4/9), in reviewing the new edition of Butler’s Lives of the Saints, constitute a delightful piece. For a real eye-opener, check out the entry under ...

One Hundred Saints: Their Lives and Likenesses Drawn from Butler's Lives of the Saints and Great Works of Western Art Press Bulfinch. Bulfinch Press, $24.99 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-8212-2816-6 ...