5/20/2023 0 Comments Saints by Ruth Sanderson![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Ilene CooperĬopyright © American Library Association. The lives of saints continue to be a source of inspiration for many children buy this handsome book where there will be an audience. Her father struck her down with his own sword." In Saint Cecilia's case, Sanderson writes that "she was arrested, tortured and beheaded." This sentence is rather jauntily followed by the statement, "Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians and singers." Some names are familiar (Saint Christopher is included, although he has been removed from some official lists of saints), but many are not, perhaps because Sanderson has chosen saints from the Eastern Orthodox tradition as well as from the Roman Catholic Church. ![]() In the profile of Saint Barbara, the text notes, "When a shepherd betrayed her to her father, she was arrested, tortured and sentenced to death. Although not sensationalized, the descriptions clearly relate how many of these people were martyred. Each saint gets a lovely oil-and-pencil portrait that takes up a third of the page and an overview of his or her life. Forty saints are introduced, two to a spread. Signup on Pubmatch and get your book featured on homepage only at 300/month. ![]() This compilation of saints almost feels like a throwback to another era. Saints: Lives & Illuminations by Ruth Sanderson Hardcover 15. Visit the page to buy book rights online. ![]()
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