![]() ![]() The other very welcome addition in this regard is Kateri Tekakwitha, the remarkable 17th-century Algonquin-Iroquois woman who now is widely regarded as patronness of ecology, the environment and youth. ![]() ![]() Plus, Sanderson has included two saints who the Vatican has not yet officially canonized, but who already are very important: One is Mother Teresa, whose personal example of service as well as her writings continue to inspire millions around the world. Elizabeth Ann Seton, pioneering American educator and passionate advocate for the poor and orphaned. One reason I'm so strongly recommending Ruth Sanderson's new "Saints: Lives and Illuminiations" today is that her collection of more than 70 saints' stories and iconic illustrations leans toward some of the documented real-life saints of particular interest to North Americans.įor example, you'll find St. I add "supposedly" because we all know that many saints' lives are part fact and part legend. Their heroic goodness fuels our own hopes, because unlike fairy tales-the lives of saints supposedly are factual. Provides brief stories from the lives of forty Christian saints of the first millenium.Ĭollection of Saints Perfect for Families with Important "Newer" Saints ![]()
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