Butler's Lives of the Saints: Concise Edition, Revised and Updated

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Many have even said that Lives of the Saints is the only book to rank immediately after the Bible and The Imitation of Christ as the most important, popular, and authoritative work of Catholic literature. He laboured for some time as a missionary priest in Staffordshire, and was finally appointed president of the English seminary at Saint Omer in France, where he remained until his death. [2] And the endnotes, did I mention them? Numbering nearly 5400, they put the copious and quirky footnotes of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell completely in the shade. The publishers of this work forced Fr. Butler to prune the fruits of his erudition, which I thought was a shame when I first read it. But having completed the book, I understand their point of view more than I did at first. The saints are like the stars. In his providence Christ conceals them in a hidden place that they may not shine before others when they might wish to do so. Yet they are always ready to exchange the quiet of contemplation for the works of mercy as soon as they perceive in their heart the invitation of Christ.” a b "BUTLER, ALBAN, 1711-1773. Letter from Saint-Omer, France to unknown English correspondent, 1770". PITTS THEOLOGY LIBRARY ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS DEPT. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012 . Retrieved 21 September 2012.

Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2011-09-27 18:00:13 Boxid IA153101 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City [San Francisco] Donor In 1745, Butler came to the attention of the Duke of Cumberland, younger son of King George II, for his devotion to the wounded English soldiers during the defeat at the Battle of Fontenoy. [3]It is on this account we have ventured to designate The Lives of the Saints an historical supplement to the I tried, I really did, but I will stop reading it for now. I feel like I've read the same story a hundred times now, and I'm about halfway of the book. Christ is Great, but I guess christianity is not for me. It's not like there's not a lot of admirable saints, so there's definitely a lot to learn from them, but I feel like a religion that cares this much about formal aspects to the point of having to "convert" people, can't be the best way of finding the Truth.

Pagan bad persecute christian good, christian good tortured by fire but doesn't get hurt, christian good killed;Alban Butler was born in 1710, at Appletree, Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire, the second son of Simon Butler, Esq. [1] His father died when he was young and he was sent to the Lancashire boarding school run by Dame Alice. [2] He went on to a Catholic further education at the English College, Douai, in France. In 1735 Butler was ordained a priest. At Douai, he was appointed professor of philosophy, and later professor of theology. It was at Douai that he began his principal work The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints. He also prepared material for Richard Challoner's Memoirs of Missionary Priests, a work on the martyrs of the reign of Elizabeth. [2] The book, first published in the nineteenth century, also serves as a valuable introduction the early history of the Catholic Church and the fundamental (and sacrificial) roles some of the founders of the church played to ensure the continuation and development of the Church into modern times. I love what Alban said after a flogging "I worship and adore the true and living God, who created all things!" a b Knight, Charles (1872). "Butler, Alban". Biography: Or, Third Division of "The English Encyclopedia". Bradbury, Evans & Company. Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.16 Openlibrary OL1890736M Openlibrary_edition