saints

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Joan of Arc

1998
A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.

Brother Francis and the friendly beasts

1991
A young man rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty and good works, always befriending animals.

Saint Joan of Arc

2000
A biography of the young French woman who, inspired by visions supposedly from God, led the French army against English invaders, was burned at the stake as a heretic, and eventually was declared a saint.

Francis, the poor man of Assisi

1982
A biography of the wealthy young Italian who gave away all his possessions to become a wandering preacher and protector of animals.

Saint Valentine

2004
A biography of third-century Christian martyr Saint Valentine based on legends, which describes his work to spread Christianity in ancient Rome and the origins of Valentine's Day.

The patron saint of butterflies

2009
Agnes and Honey are two friends born into Mount Blessing, a religious commune with strict rules and closely guarded secrets. Agnes wants nothing less than to become a saint, but Honey longs to get as far away from the commune as possible and live a normal life. When Agnes' grandmother, Nana Pete, takes the girls away from Mount Blessing, the commune's lies are revealed and the girls realize that they must make their own future.

Godric

1980

God's fool

the life and times of Francis of Assisi
1987
A portrait of the Christian saint and the influence of the religious order that took his name.

Joan of Arc

1999
A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.

Joan of Arc

1980
A biography of the peasant girl who led the French army to victory against the English and paved the way for the coronation of King Charles VII. This is a facsimile of the original 1896 French edition.

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