The lives of the Fathers, martyrs and other principal saints
Book • 1949
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints is a twelve-volume hagiography by Alban Butler.
Each volume covers a month of the year, presenting detailed biographies of saints and martyrs commemorated within that period.
Butler drew on extensive research to compile these lives.
He aimed to provide edifying accounts of faith and virtue.
The series has been reprinted and revised numerous times.
It has remained a significant reference work in Catholic literature.
Each volume covers a month of the year, presenting detailed biographies of saints and martyrs commemorated within that period.
Butler drew on extensive research to compile these lives.
He aimed to provide edifying accounts of faith and virtue.
The series has been reprinted and revised numerous times.
It has remained a significant reference work in Catholic literature.
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