Christianity - Biographies

Elizabeth Bayley Seton

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John Clement Reville



This is a picturesque and moving account of the life and work of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774-1821), the first native-born citizen of th…

Garcia Moreno, President of Ecuador

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Gabriel Gregorio Fernando José María García y Moreno y Morán de Buitrón (1821–1875) was an Ecuadorian pol…

On Illustrious Men

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Saint Jerome



This is a collection of 135 brief biographies by St. Jerome of his forebears and contemporaries. It is often cited as a primary source of in…

The Life of St. Hilarion

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Saint Jerome



St. Hilarion (291–371 AD) was an anchorite who lived most of his life in the desert after the example of St. Anthony the Great (251–356 AD).…

A Memoir on the Life and Character of the Rev. Prince Demetrius A. de Gallitzin

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Thomas Heyden



Prince Demetrius of Gallitzin (1770-1840), or "Father Smith," as he was known on the eighteenth century American frontier, was one…

The Jesus of History

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Terrot R. Glover



A collection of a series of lectures delivered while Glover was in India setting the life of Jesus into its historical context and seeing wh…

The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha

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Ellen Walworth



Saint Kateri Tekakwitha's lifespan of only about 24 years was spent in utter humility and penitence. In spite of her natural diffidence, she…

A Little Book of St. Francis

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E. M. Wilmot-Buxton



A Little Book of St. Francis and His Brethren presents with superlative charm the great simplicities and eternal verities in the life of St …

Some Famous Women

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Louise Creighton



Louise Creighton (1850-1936) was a British author and women's rights activist. The wife of the Anglican bishop of London, she was the mother…

Blessed Edmund Campion

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Louise Imogen Guiney



Saint Edmund Campion, S.J., (1540 – 1581) was an English Catholic Jesuit priest and martyr. While conducting an underground ministry to the …

The Sainted Queens

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Unknown



A collection of short biographies of six Catholic Queens who became saints. Saint Margaret of Scotland - Saint Elisabeth of Portugal - Saint…

One of China's Scholars

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Mrs. Howard Taylor



The first of two volumes telling the life story of Pastor Hsi, a Confucian scholar from Shanxi province in Northern China who became a Chris…

John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides

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John Paton



“Mr. Dickson, you are advanced in years now, and your own prospect is soon to be laid in the grave, there to be eaten by worms; I confess to…

The Life that Counts

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Mrs. Howard Taylor



Borden of Yale '09 is the inspiring biography of William Borden, a young American millionaire. During a trip around the world, Borden commit…

Raymond Lull

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Samuel Zwemer



With his vast knowledge in a wide range of subjects, Raymond Lull was a Renaissance man before the time of the Renaissance. After encounteri…

A Life of St. John

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George Ludington Weed



This is a thorough treatment of the Apostle John whose life is intertwined with that of Christ, as one of the inner core and as the disciple…

The Joachim Neander Collection

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Various



This collection brings together biography, history, theology, hagiography and hymns to gather as many articles as possible about the German …

Converts from Infidelity

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Andrew Crichton



Converts from infidelity; or, Lives of eminent individuals who have renounced libertine principles and sceptical opinions, and embraced Chri…

From Life to Life

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William Marion Weekley



William Weekley was graduate of Asbury Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, and a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. From his p…

Life and Times of Girolamo Savonarola

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Pasquale Villari



This large biographical book was compiled after years of research to uncover and compile information about the Florentine monk, revolutionar…

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