Intro
While by no means the first choice for critical factual detail on a preaching biography, saints lives often contain reliable core facts on the lives of important leaders of the catholic and orthodox traditions.
Many great orators of the church were later canonized, including St. John Chrysostom, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, and St. Francis of Assissi.
Where factual data is shaky, these sources are still a great resource for legend and lore.
Print Books
A new dictionary of saints : east and west by Call Number: Jones Ref BR1710 .W35 2007ISBN: 081463186X
The Oxford dictionary of saints by Call Number: Moody General Collection BR1710 .F34 2003ISBN: 019860629X
The book of saints : a comprehensive biographical dictionary by Call Number: Jones Ref BX4655.3 .B66 2002ISBN: 0826413781
