Lives of the Saints

Books

• 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 Life of St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
  One of the Redemptorist Fathers
• Life of St. Catherine of Siena
  Blessed Raymond of Capua
• The Autobiography of St. Ignatius of Loyola
  St. Ignatius of Loyola
• The Life of St. Francis de Sales
  Peter Hyacinth Gallitia
• The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales
  His friend, Jean Pierre Camus, Bishop of Belley
• 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
• 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”.

• The Ascetical Works, Vol 09 - Victories of the Martyrs
  St. Alphonsus de Liguori
• St. John Vianney, Cure of Ars, Patron of Parish Priests
  Joseph Vianney
• St. Joseph of Cupertino
  The Rev. Angelo Pastrovicchi, O.M.C.
• 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 Life of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Jesuits
  Fr. Fredrick William Faber
• 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

• 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 Rule of St. Benedict, in Latin and English, with Commentary
  St. Benedict, Dom Paul Delatte
• Saint Joseph of Jesus and Mary
  Rev. Matthew Russell, S.J.
• 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.

• Our Lady of Lourdes
  Henri Lasserre
• Lourdes, by Rev. Msgr. Benson
  Rev. Msgr. Benson
• Lourdes, A History of Its Apparitions and Cures
  Georges Bertrin
• St Athanasius
  F. A. Forbes
• St Justin the Martyr
  C. C. Martindale, S.J., M.A.
• 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.
• 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.

• 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 Lives of the Saints of Egypt and Principal European Saints
  Rev. Alban Butler
• The Life of St. Francis of Assisi
  St. Bonaventure

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

• 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.

• 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. Ignatius Loyola
  F. A. Forbes
• Canonization Deposition of St. Francis de Sales
  St. Jane Francis de Chantal

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

• St. Vincent Ferrer, O.P.
  Fr. Stanislaus M. Hogan, O.P.