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#296379 - 07/31/08 12:44 AM Saints
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After reading St. Seraphim of Sarov by Archimandrite Moore, I've decided to continue reading about saints,and I wonder if anyone can recommend 1- a good book with a genera overview of saints and 2- a book length book about a particular saint. I would like to find out more about St. Irene of Chrysovalantou, but other than that I have no druthers and I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks for your help!

Peace,
Indigo

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#296506 - 08/04/08 05:09 PM Re: Saints [Re: indigo]
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Okaaay. so any suggestions of where I might go to find answers to my questions in the first post?

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#296545 - 08/04/08 09:51 PM Re: Saints [Re: indigo]
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Ha, I was going to say I liked reading a copy of St. Martin of Tours by Regine Pernoud, but I don't know how it would compare.

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#296732 - 08/06/08 04:17 PM Re: Saints [Re: Terry Bohannon]
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Terry, thanks for the suggestion;you're right, St. Seraphim of Sarov is a tough act to follow (ah, so that's why no one dared to respond), but I assume that since he's a saint, there's something I can learn from St. Martin of Tours. I'll check that book out. Again, thanks.

Peace,
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#296790 - 08/07/08 11:54 AM Re: Saints [Re: indigo]
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Indigo,

His life reflected the radical transformation in his soul when he converted. He clashed against the norms of society and the expectations placed on him and he helped convert a large number of pagan Gauls. He girded his loins and responded with courage and passion to the spiritual occasion of his time.

I haven't read it since I was confirmed, but at the time I read his saint story, my soul was moved and I gained a greater respect for the Christian history I was not taught as a Baptist.

Terry

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#296810 - 08/07/08 04:30 PM Re: Saints [Re: Terry Bohannon]
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indigo,

I recently read the St. Martin of Tours book mentioned above, and found it quite moving.

Some other saint books I'd recommend:

Life of Antony by St. Athanasius
Perfect Joy of St. Francis by Felix Timmermans
Joan of Arc by Mark Twain

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