Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2014-09-24 Public domain in the USA. 1382 Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine) 1834 1924 Baring-Gould, Sabine Gould, Sabine Baring Gould, S. Baring The Lives of the Saints, Volume 01 (of 16): January Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lives_of_the_Saints_(Baring-Gould) Produced by Matthias Grammel, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Lives of the Saints, Volume 01 (of 16): January" by S. Baring-Gould is a hagiographical collection written in the late 19th century. This first volume of a comprehensive series chronicles the lives of various Christian saints, detailing their miraculous deeds, historical contexts, and contributions to the faith. It aims to provide a thorough understanding of these holy figures, reflecting on their virtues and the significance of their legacies. At the start of this volume, the author lays out the immense challenge of compiling the lives of saints over centuries, intertwining their stories with broader historical narratives. He emphasizes the importance of careful selection in recounting their lives, focusing on both well-known and lesser-known saints, while acknowledging the difficulties of translating fragmented records and addressing variations in accounts. The opening also discusses the significance of martyrologies—lists of saints commemorated by the Church—and introduces some of the initial saints featured, such as S. Gaspar, one of the Magi, and S. Telemachus, who opposed gladiatorial games, showcasing their notable events and historical backgrounds. This preface and introduction serve as a rich primer for the individual lives that will follow throughout the month of January. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Christian saints BX Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 1137958 2025-08-19T04:15:39.028063 text/html 1111420 2024-10-24T10:57:47 text/html 3219432 2025-08-19T04:15:56.929513 application/epub+zip 3230473 2025-08-19T04:15:42.382549 application/epub+zip 465622 2025-08-19T04:15:40.681060 application/epub+zip 3529368 2025-08-19T04:16:06.434458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3442272 2025-08-19T04:15:54.525482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685576 2022-09-21T10:39:30.429253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 941502 2025-08-19T04:15:36.580131 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 921533 2024-10-24T10:57:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16926 2025-08-19T04:16:06.599420 application/rdf+xml 6390 2025-08-19T04:15:40.843069 image/jpeg 1619 2025-08-19T04:15:40.763048 image/jpeg 3154497 2025-08-19T04:15:39.263155 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia