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The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints
Of all the parts of history, biography, which describes the lives of great men, seems the most entertaining and the most instructive and improving.
An Introductory Discourse
Rev. Alban
Butler

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints

Compiled from Original Monuments and Authentic Records In Twelve Volumes

Rev. Alban Butler

While these 1,458 entries are composed from a distinctly 18th-century Catholic perspective, Alban’s syntheses of multitudinous histories result in an enlightenment of the ecclesiastical side of Western cultural development, with particular emphasis on the early Christian era.

Contents

 Preface    Introductory Discourse
DUBLIN: JAMES DUFFY, 1866
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2010

Alphabetic Index to All Saints
 
Chronologic Index with Major Feast Days
 
Volume Indexes by Feast Day
I. January
II. February
III. March
IV. April
V. May
VI. June
VII. July
VIII. August
IX. September
X. October
XI. November
XII. December
 
Featured Entries
AmbroseAnselmAntonyAthanasiusAugustineBasil the GreatBenedictBernardBonaventureBonifaceCharles BorromeoCyrilCyprianDominicEphremFrancis of AssisiumFrancis of SalesFrancis XavierGregory the GreatGregory NazianzenIgnatius of AntiochIgnatius of LoyolaIrenæusJamesJeromJohn ChrysostomJohn the EvangelistJustinLeo the GreatLewisMartinMary MagdalenPatrickPaulPerpetuaPeterTeresaThomas of AquinoThomas BecketVincent of Paul