Saints of the Americas: Conversations with 30 Saints from 15 Countries

Saints of the Americas: Conversations with 30 Saints from 15 Countries
ISBN-10
0829430717
ISBN-13
9780829430714
Category
Religion
Pages
312
Language
English
Published
2009-05-20
Publisher
Loyola Press
Authors
Miguel Arias, Arturo J. Perez-Rodriguez

Description

The strength and vigor of the Catholic Church are nowhere more visible than in North and South America, where hundreds of millions of people claim the Catholic faith. Saints of the Americas features thirty heroes of this New World faith, with representatives from fifteen countries in South America, Central America, North America, and the Caribbean. Through "conversations" between the authors and the saints, readers will be inspired by the stories of Catherine Drezel and Elizabeth Ann Seton, who built schools and hospitals in the United States; martyr Óscar Romero from El Salvador; Venezuelan physician and healer José Gregorio Hernández; Peruvian Rose of Lima, the first saint of the Americas; and others. The faith and perseverance of these martyrs and monks, laypeople and clergy, mystics and activists will encourage people today to make a lasting difference in the world.

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