The Book: This revised edition provides a catlogue of the principal saints and beatifieds venerated throughout the ages in the Catholic Church and retained after the 1969 reforms. Beginning with Butler's Lives of the Saints, all feasible sources have been consulted to compile this book. Whether as a source of pure information, inspiration, or a guide to choosing subjects for portrayal in the arts, this new revised edition of a classic work is sure of a wide and log-lasting welcome.
