The History of the Catholic Church Told Through the Lives of the Saints: Volume 1

• History of our Faith through 80 saints
• Written especially for kids
• Biographies, timelines and more
• Volume 1: Christ to the Middle Ages
• Help kids understand & personalize our history

When we tell our history through the lives of the saints, we see how God has used ordinary people to build His Church.

The History of the Catholic Church Told Through the Lives of the Saints Vol 1 strings together the biographies of over 80 holy men, women, and children to show how one person’s choice to follow Jesus rippled out through time and space, leading others to make the same choice.

Told with vivid details, the biographies of the saints included in this book allow Catholic children to understand the history of their Church in a personal way. We have also included a vibrant, full-color, realistic portrait of each saint so children remember that the saints are real people who practiced the same faith we do today.

Volume 1
The History of the Catholic Church Told Through the Lives of the Saints Vol 1 is the first volume of a two-volume set.

Starting with Jesus Christ, The History of the Catholic Church Told Through the Lives of the Saints Vol 1 shares the stories of saints from the Apostolic Age, Patristic Age, Carolingian Age, and the High Middle Ages. Volume 2 will pick up with the Protestant Reformation.

• Full-color interior with 80 original images
• Vivid 10-page timeline with Catholic and World Events
• 76 separate biographies of saints
• In-depth Index that organizes saints in a variety of ways

One Saint Led to Another
We strove to weave together historical events and the biographies of saints alive at the time. Here are a few examples:

• After many Christians apostatized rather than die as martyrs during the Apostolic Age, St. Cyprian of Carthage taught the Church to respond with mercy. He demanded that those who had apostatized do penance, but after that, they would be welcomed back into the Church. His teachings paved the way for the Sacrament of Reconciliation as we know it today.
• A Christian mother and queen from the Dark Ages, St. Clotilda, converted her pagan husband, and a few hundred years later, one of their descendants was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.
• St. Augustine of Canterbury was a missionary to England in the 600s. His work was so successful that, about 100 years later, England sent missionaries, including St. Boniface and his niece, to Germany. 
• For centuries, monasteries were a center for learning. However, God gently called nuns and monks to more. He shared His Sacred Heart with St. Gertrude the Great and asked her to live a life of mystical prayer.

Engage, excite and teach your children the personal history of their amazing Faith!

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