The Oxford Dictionary of Saints |
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Series title: | Oxford Quick Reference Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-282038-9 |
Publication Date: | Jul 1987 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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This new edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Saints includes entries on martyrs from the early Christian centuries, as well as additional entries on Greek and Russian saints and recently canonized modern saints. The introduction decribes the tradition of English hagiography and traces the history of saints' cults from earliest Christian times through the Middle Ages to the reform of the Roman calendar in 1969.
This new edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Saints includes entries on martyrs from the early Christian centuries, as well as additional entries on Greek and Russian saints and recently canonized modern saints. The introduction decribes the tradition of English hagiography and traces the history of saints' cults from earliest Christian times through the Middle Ages to the reform of the Roman calendar in 1969.