Saints : a very short introduction /

The idea of saints and sainthood are familiar to all, irrelevant of religious faith. Simon Yarrow looks at the origins, ideas, and definitions of sainthood, sanctity, and saints in the early Church, tracing their development in history and explaining the social roles saints played in the ancient, me...

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Main Author: Yarrow, Simon (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2018
Series:Very short introductions
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