Secular Saints: 250 Canonized and Beatified Lay Men, Women and Children

by Joan Carroll Cruz

A monumental Lives of the people who lived and died as laymen and laywomen. No priests, nuns or monks here--people who often had to overcome incredible difficulties to achieve holiness or who had committed outrageous sins prior to their conversions. Fully indexed by topic. Purposely written to inspire and encourage lay people today. Unique in Catholic literature! 800 pgs 192 Illus, PB

Genres: Catholic, Biography

800 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Mrs. Cruz is a native of New Orleans, LA, and was educated by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. She was a member of the Discalced Carmelite Secular Order for 50 years and received the Mother Teresa Award in 2005.

Mrs. Cruz was the author of 15 Catholic books, all of which received the imprimatur. She was perhaps best known for her writings on miraculous occurrences of faith which she compiled through meticulous research of foreign shrines, churches, convents and monasteries.

Reviews

[Anne]

I would have given it 5 stars but for the fact that the binding started to unravel while I was reading it. It is such a big book, it took me nearly a year to get through it.