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He was known as the saint-making Pope and he reinvigorated the world's devotion to saints.

Blessed John Paul II, himself a candidate for sainthood, left a treasury of ideals and hope for the future in these "examples of courage and coherence." He offered us these real lives lived in extraordinary ways as ones to identify with, aspire to, and ask for intercession.

Organized from A to Z, each listing in this accurate, easy-to-use treasury includes the Holy Father's actual words from the canonization ceremony.

The Bunsons, respected for their meticulous work on a variety of reference resources, have researched and added to their earlier work on this subject in order to bring you this complete volume covering the entire span of Blessed John Paul II's papacy.

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Scripture from the RSV Bible

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #536518 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 576 pages

About the Author
Matthew E. Bunson, D. Min., and Margaret Bunson have co-authored numerous books, including Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, Revised. Matthew is the general editor of Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac, and is the author or co-author of more than thirty books. An internationally-known writer and artist, Margaret began her career as a journalist for Catholic newspapers.

Customer Reviews

Inspiration for living
Pope John Paul II has beatified some 1,786 Saints during his pontificate, and will canonize another 150 in the Jubilee year. The number alone exceeds the number canonized by any other Pope in history, leading some to describe his pontificate as a "Saint factory." This book provides an exhaustive glimpse into that factory with the hagiographies of more than 300 canonized Saints and 700 beatified Saints. The book includes such inspiring biographies as Blessed Gianna Beretta Molla, the Italian wife, mother and doctor who unselfishly gave her life for her unborn child; the handsome, young, mountain climber Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati; and Mexican martyr Father Miguel Pro.

Having just completed one of the bloodiest centuries the world has ever seen, Pope John Paul II is trying to tell us something. These stories are examples of his vision for the Church. They provide inspiration that he knows we will need as we face the century ahead of us. Furthermore, the stories prove that anyone can become a Saint -our friends, neighbors, co-workers, children, and maybe even ourselves.