Our Sunday Visitor's encyclopedia of saints
(Book)

Encyclopedia of saints

Includes index.

A one-volume listing of saints and the "blessed" who are one step from canonization. Includes explanations of the Catholic Church's teachings on the Communion of Saints and its tradition of veneration. Each entry includes a biography of the saint, variations in spellings of the name, dates of birth and death, and companion martyrs and family members. A glossary, a calendar of feast days, and a history of the canonization process from the first century to the twenty-first are provided. --book jacket