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Lives of the saints
Alban Butler, Herbert Thurston, Attwater, Donald, Herbert J. Thurston
1894·406 pages
A multi-volume Catholic reference of saints’ lives, blending devotion, hagiography, and historical biography across the liturgical year.
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A multi-volume Catholic reference of saints’ lives, blending devotion, hagiography, and historical biography across the liturgical year.
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This edition of Butler's lives of saints features saints from many nations and backgrounds and includes new articles on recently canonized saints. The index offers the list of saints from the complete edition, and includes all new canonizations and new dates, making it the most up-to-date listing of saints available. Butler's lives of the saints remains a remarkable reference source and, through its comprehensive biographies, a valuable aid to devotion and a rich source of historical information...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Brief chastity and marriage notes; occasional assault threats in martyr tales
Violence & gore
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Frequent martyrdoms with torture, beheadings, burnings, and executions
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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Devotional Catholic hagiography; saints, liturgy, and theology throughout
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Recurring demonic temptation, possession, and exorcism in saints’ lives
Political content
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Recurring church-state conflict, persecution, and historical heresy disputes
Self-harm / suicide
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Extreme ascetic mortification and self-penance in some saints’ lives
Abuse & suffering
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On-page persecution and torture of martyrs, including child saints
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