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This beautifully illustrated book brings together stories of Christian saints who have led remarkable and inspirational lives. Lively, touching and vivid, some of the stories are told in the first person, others as if by onlookers, and each concludes with extra information about the life of the saint. The illustrations are inspired by ancient art and architecture and are full of grace and sophistication. This informative and inspirational book is one that can be returned to again and again. The 12 stories include many popular saints from the first to the twentieth century: Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Saint Patrick, Saints Cyril and Methodius, Saints Francis and Clare, Saint Martin de Porres, Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, Padre Pio (Saint Pio of Pietrelcina) and Saint Josephine Bakhita.

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9781915748331

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Margaret McAllister (Author) Margaret McAllister is the author of over forty books for children, from humorous books for under fives to teen fiction and everything in between – animals, history, funny, scary. For Lion she has written vivid re-tellings of Bible stories and tales of the saints, and The Good Thing About Bad Days, which helps young readers through tough times. Margaret lives in beautiful Northumberland with her husband, a retired Methodist minister. They have lived in five different places in the North-East and Yorkshire while bringing up three children. She loves books, theatre, animals, walks in the countryside, welcoming visitors to Hexham Abbey and meeting up with friends. Alida Massari (Illustrator) Alida Massari is an award winning artist who studied Illustration at theEuropean Institute of Design in Rome. She finds inspiration from ancient art and architecture. She describes her work as modern with an ancientatmosphere.

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