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Heroes of the Faith (Online Resources)

FAMOUS BOOKS ABOUT SAINTS AND MARTYRS

1. Butler’s Lives of Saints: One of the most famous and comprehensive records of the lives of saints as recorded by Alban Butler (1710-1773), a Roman Catholic priest. Lives of the saints are recorded by each day of the calendar year.

2. Baring-Gould’s Lives of Saints (16 volume): Arguably the most carefully researched Protestant record of saint’s lives as recorded by Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924), an Anglican priest. Baring-Gould organized his biographies by month; there are 1-2 volumes per month. There is no user-friendly on-line resource for this. As an alternative, we encourage you to check out an on-line resource by James E. Kiefer. You can sort biographies alphabetically, chronologically or by calendar day.

3. Foxes Book of Martyrs: Considered an English classic, this book gives an account of Christian martyrs throughout Western history. The author, John Foxe (1517-1587), puts special emphasis on the suffering of Protestants and proto-Protestants from the 14^th century.

OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES ABOUT HEROES OF THE FAITH:

1. Biographies by famous pastor and teacher John Piper include a brief written summary as well as a free audio sermon. Learn about the lives of great men throughout history like Augustine, Athanasius, John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, C.S. Lewis, Charles Spurgeon, William Tyndale, William Wilberforce and more. This is a GREAT RESOURCE!

2. The Prayer Foundation gives a short summary of heroes of the faith as recorded in various books. If you want more detail, you can order the books.

3. Wholesome Words offers biographies (and several additional links to other sites and articles) on heroes of the faith in the last few hundred years.

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