Lives of the Saints

Books

• The Life of St. Francis de Sales
  Peter Hyacinth Gallitia
• The Life and Revelations of St. Gertrude: Virgin and Abbess, of the Order of St. Benedict
  St. Gertrude the Great

  Caution: this book has no official approbations, but is sold by TAN Books, and has a general recommendation by Bishop David Moriarty of County Kerry, Ireland, on 1870.

• Life of St. Catherine of Siena
  Blessed Raymond of Capua
• Bible History
  Right Rev. Richard Gilmour, D.D.

  Great for Catholic Schools. Starts at creation, and gives a history of the world, specializing on the era B.C.

• The Autobiography of St. Ignatius of Loyola
  St. Ignatius of Loyola
• The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales
  His friend, Jean Pierre Camus, Bishop of Belley
• The Life of St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
  One of the Redemptorist Fathers
• The Ascetical Works, Vol 09 - Victories of the Martyrs
  St. Alphonsus de Liguori
• The Life and Labors of St. Thomas of Aquin
  Archbishop Vaughan, O.S.B.

  According to Wikipedia, this is the author’s “most important literary work, […] on which he had spent endless pains”.

• History of St. Dominic
  Augusta Theodosia Drane
• Life of St. Ignatius of Loyola
  The "Saints and Servants of God" Authors
• Life of the Angelic Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas
  (Possibly) Fr. Pius Cavanagh
• St. Joseph of Cupertino
  The Rev. Angelo Pastrovicchi, O.M.C.
• St. John Vianney, Cure of Ars, Patron of Parish Priests
  Joseph Vianney
• The Spirit Of The Cure Of Ars
  M. L'Abbe Monnin

  This book does not have approbations, but was written by a priest and edited (and probably translated) by another priest. It also says “Authorised Translation” on the title page. It’s also published by Burns, Lambert, and Oates, which are generally safe publishers. So it’s probably safe to read.

• The Life of St. Ignatius Loyola
  F. A. Forbes
• The Life of St. Charles Borromeo
  Fr. John Peter Giussano

  This book does not have approbations, but it is written by a priest and disciple of St. Charles, and has a preface by Henry Edward Cardinal Manning, who had an active interest and role in this book’s publication.

• The Lives of the Saints of Egypt and Principal European Saints
  Rev. Alban Butler
• The Letters of Saint Teresa of Avila
  Georges Bertrin

  This might be missing a fourth volume. I’m not sure. An amazon.com result seems to suggest there is a fourth volume. But I haven’t found one on archive.org yet.

• St Justin the Martyr
  C. C. Martindale, S.J., M.A.
• St Athanasius
  F. A. Forbes
• Lourdes, A History of Its Apparitions and Cures
  Georges Bertrin
• The Life and Glories of St. Joseph
  Edward Healy Thompson, M.A.

  Important: This book does not have any explicit approbations. It is included in this library because it seems to be useful. That said, it may contain heretical opinions. Be careful when reading it, and especially compare it with the other books in this library, which take precedence in authority over this book, since the other St. Joseph books here do have approbations.

• Saint Joseph of Jesus and Mary
  Rev. Matthew Russell, S.J.
• The Rule of St. Benedict, in Latin and English, with Commentary
  St. Benedict, Dom Paul Delatte
• The Life of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Jesuits
  Fr. Fredrick William Faber
• The Life of John Henry Cardinal Newman
  Wilfrid Ward
• The Life and Miracles of the Holy Father Benedict
  St. Gregory the Great
• Lives of the Saints for Children
  Th. Berthold
• Lives of the English Martyrs
  Dom Bede Camm, O.S.B.
• Life of St. Francis of Assisi
  Fr. Cuthbert O.S.F.C.
• Life of Saint John-Baptist Vianney, Cure D’Ars
  Abbe Alfred Monnin
• History of St. Vincent de Paul
  Msgr. Bougaud, Bishop of Laval
• Don Bosco, a Sketch of His Life and Miracles
  Dr. Charles D'Espiney
• A Sketch of the Life and Works of the Venerable Don Bosco, Apostle of Youth
  M. S. Pine

  See also: Don Bosco, a Sketch of His Life and Miracles

• The Spiritual Conferences of St. Francis de Sales
  St. Francis de Sales
• The Mystical Flora by St. Francis de Sales
  St. Francis de Sales
• The Life and Times of St. Bernard
  M. L'Abbe Ratisbonne
• The Book of Saints: A Dictionary of Servants of God Canonised by the Catholic Church: Extracted from the Roman & Other Martyrologies
  The Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate

  Short entries on many saints; a dictionary

• Our Lady of Lourdes
  Henri Lasserre
• Lourdes, by Rev. Msgr. Benson
  Rev. Msgr. Benson
• Life of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
  Dom A. Smith, C.R.L.
• The Holiness of the Church in the Nineteenth Century
  Rev. Constantine Kempf, J.S.
• St. Vincent Ferrer, His Life, Spiritual Teaching, and Practical Devotion
  Rev. Fr. Andrew Pradel
• St. Peter Julian Eymard, the Priest of the Eucharist
  Reverend Edmond Tenaillon, S.S.S.
• Life of Sir Thomas More
  William Roper
• Wisdom and Wit of Blessed Thomas More
  Rev. T. E. Bridgett, C.S.S.R.
• Virtues and Spiritual Doctrine of St. Vincent de Paul
  Abbe Maynard
• The Life of St. Francis of Assisi
  St. Bonaventure

  The biography of St. Francis by his contemporary St. Bonaventure.

• Sir Thomas More
  Henri Bremond
• Life of St. Teresa of Avila written by Herself
  St. Teresa of Avila
• Life of Blessed John Fisher
  Rev. T. E. Bridgett, C.S.S.R.
• Life and Writings of Sir Thomas More
  Rev. T. E. Bridgett, C.S.S.R.
• Illustrated Life of the Blessed Virgin
  Rev. B. Rohner, O.S.B.
• The Life of St. Peter Faber
  Fr. Giuseppe Boero
• The Life of St Francis Xavier
  Fr. Dominic Bouhours
• The Life of St. Aloysius Gonzaga
  Virgilio Cepari
• The Life of Saint Rose of Lima
  Fr. J. B. Feuillet
• The Life and Letters of St Teresa of Avila
  Henry James Coleridge
• The Life and Letters of St Francis Xavier
  Henry James Coleridge
• St. Rose of Lima, the Flower of the New World
  F. M. Capes
• Life of St. Aloysius Gonzaga
  The Students of Rhetoric, Class of 1892, of St. Fancis Xavier's College, New York City
• Mother Seton, Foundress of the Sisters of Charity
  Sister Mary Agnes McCann
• Memoirs, Letters, and Journal of Elizabeth Seton
  St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
• A Memoir of Mother Elizabeth Seton
  Unknown
• St. Gertrude the Great
  D. Gilbert Dolan, O.S.B. (possibly)
• The Greek Fathers
  Adrian Fortescue
• St. Vincent Ferrer, O.P.
  Fr. Stanislaus M. Hogan, O.P.
• Canonization Deposition of St. Francis de Sales
  St. Jane Frances de Chantal

  Testimony from this saint, under oath, about the life and virtues of the other saint during his canonization process.

• Life of Christ, by Fr. Cochem
  Fr. Martin Von Cochem, O.S.F.C.

  From the preface: “[Fr. Cochem] devoted himself, in addition to his pastoral duties, to the writing of pious books in a popular style. … His best and most popular work was the ‘Life and Sufferings of Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Mother Mary,’ of which this volume is an abridgment and rearrangement.”