This title chronicles the mysterious history of sainthood, unravelling the myths and addressing such issues as martyrdom, relics, patronage and canonisation. It

A guide to the lives of over five hundred saints, illustrated with over five hundred paintings, statues, photographs, and artifacts.

This is a standard work of reference for the study of the religious history of western Christianity in the later middle ages which, since its original publicati

Chronicles the lives of several Christian saints.

The broad-ranging introduction of this book unravels the myths that surround sainthood, explaining why pious heroism is described through legend and how relics