Pocket Guide to Sainthood E-Book

Jason Boyett

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 251

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2009

Beschreibung

"Boyett's witty, weird, and sometimes even wise Pocket Guides are proof that the best things do come in small packages." --DANIEL RADOSH, AUTHOR, RAPTURE READY! We name our cities, hospitals, and churches after them. We flock to shrines bearing their remains. We ask for their help when we lose our keys. Who are these saints, what made them so holy, and what in the world are those birds doing on St. Francis's shoulder? Jason Boyett's Pocket Guide to Sainthood takes an intriguing and unflinching look at the fascinating--and fascinatingly weird--lives of the saints. Whether you are a Catholic desperately needing a patron, or a Protestant trying to identify your cabbie's bobblehead, this may be as close as you ever come to true holiness. Make the most of it by learning * How St. Denis delivered his best sermon while holding his own decapitated head * Why both hair shirts and nakedness are mainstays of saintly fashion * Which saints are the patrons of bowel disorders, serial killers, and other useful categories * What is involved in the canonization process, should you get so lucky...or martyred With Pocket Guide to Sainthood, virtue just got a whole lot more entertaining. THE POCKET GUIDE SERIES explains complex religious subjects with a lethal dose of educational hilarity, guided by the author's insatiable curiosity, humor, and gentle irreverence. The Pocket Guide series includes Pocket Guide to the Bible, Pocket Guide to the Afterlife, and this book. Discover more at www.pocketguidesite.com.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Praise

Other Books by Jason Boyett

Title Page

Copyright Page

Introduction

Chapter 1 - There Should Have Been a St. Webster

ANCHORITE

ASCETIC

BEATIFICATION

BENEDICTINE

CANON LAW

CANONIZATION

CARMELITE

CHASTITY

CISTERCIAN

COMMUNION OF SAINTS

CONCUPISCENCE

CONFESSOR

DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH

DOMINICAN

DULIA

FEAST DAY

FOURTEEN HOLY HELPERS

FRANCISCAN

GOLDEN LEGEND, THE

HAGIOGRAPHY

HALO

HAIR SHIRT

HERMIT

HEROIC VIRTUE

ICON

INCORRUPT

LAY BROTHER

MARTYR

MENDICANT

MIRACLE

MONASTICISM

MORTIFICATION

MYSTIC

ODOR OF SANCTITY

PATRON SAINT

PILLAR-SAINTS

RELICS

ROSARY

SAINT

SANTINO

SHRINE

STIGMATA

STYLITES

VENERATION

Chapter 2 - Saints You Should Know

ST. AMBROSE - Italy (337-397)

ST. ANSELM - Italy (1033-1109)

ST. ANTHONY - Egypt (251-356)

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA - Portugal (1195-1231)

ST. ATHANASIUS - Alexandria (293-373)

ST. AUGUSTINE - Hippo Regius in North Africa (354-430)

ST. BASIL THE GREAT - Cappadocia (329-379)

ST. BEDE - Italy (672-735)

ST. BENEDICT OF NURSIA - Italy (480-547)

ST. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - Spain (1090-1153)

ST. BONIFACE - England (672-754)

ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA - Alexandria, Egypt (287-305)

ST. CHRISTOPHER - Asia Minor? (third century)

ST. CLARE OF ASSISI - Spain (1194-1253)

ST. COLUMBA - Ireland (521-597)

ST. ERASMUS - Rome (third century)

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI - Italy (1181-1226)

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER - Spain (1506-1552)

Chapter 3 - Saints You Should Know

ST. GEORGE - Anatolia/Turkey (ca. 275-303)

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT - Rome (540-604)

ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA - Italy (1491-1556)

ST. JEROME - Bethlehem (347-420)

ST. JOAN OF ARC - France (1412-1431)

ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM - Constantinople (349-407)

ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS - Spain (1542-1591)

ST. LUCY - Syracuse, Italy (283-304)

ST. MARGARET OF ANTIOCH - Antioch (third century?)

ST. MARTIN DE PORRES - Peru (1579-1639)

ST. MARY OF EGYPT - Egypt (344-421)

ST. THOMAS MORE - London (1478-1535)

ST. NICHOLAS - Asia Minor (270-343)

ST. PATRICK - Ireland (fifth century)

ST. PADRE PIO - Italy (1887-1968)

ST. TERESA OF ÁVILA - Spain (1515-1582)

ST. THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX - France (1873-1897)

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS - Italy (1225-1274)

ST. THOMAS BECKET - France (1118-1170)

ST. VALENTINE - Rome (third century)

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL - France (1581-1660)

Chapter 4 - There’s a Saint for That

ABANDONED CHILDREN

ABDOMINAL PAINS

ACCOUNTANTS

ACTORS

ADOPTED CHILDREN

ADVERTISERS & ADVERTISING

AIDS SUFFERERS

AIRLINE PILOTS

ALCOHOLICS

ARCHITECTS

ARMS DEALERS

ARTISTS

ASTRONAUTS

BABIES

BAKERS

BANKERS

BARBERS

BARTENDERS

BEEKEEPERS

BEGGARS

BLACK PEOPLE

BLIND PEOPLE

BLOOD BANKS

BOATERS

BOOKSELLERS

BOWEL DISORDERS

BOY SCOUTS

BOYS

BREAST CANCER SUFFERERS

BREASTFEEDING

BREWERS

BRICKLAYERS

BRIDES

BROADCASTERS

BUILDERS

BUSINESS PEOPLE

BUTCHERS

CAB DRIVERS

CANCER PATIENTS

CARPENTERS

CATS

CHARCOAL-BURNERS

CHARITIES

CHASTITY

CHILDBIRTH

CHILDREN

CIVIL SERVANTS

COBBLERS

COIN COLLECTORS

COMEDIANS

COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES

COOKS

COUGHS

DAIRY WORKERS