{"product_id":"oxford-dictionary-of-saints","title":"Oxford Dictionary of Saints","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback.\u003cbr\u003eBy David Farmer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFar more than a dry hagiographical account of the lives of saints, this entertaining and authoritative dictionary breathes life into its subjects and is as browsable as it is informative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1978, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOxford Dictionary of Saints\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers more than 1,700 fascinating and informative entries covering the lives, cults, and artistic associations of saints from around the world, from the famous to the obscure, the rich to the poor, and the academic to the uneducated. From all walks of life and from all periods of history and from around the world, the wide varieties of personalities and achievements of the canonized are reflected. An updated introduction explains the steps towards becoming a saint, the processes of beatification and canonization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis revised fifth edition includes appendices containing five maps of pilgrimage sites, a list of saints' patronages and iconographical emblems, and a calendar of principal feasts, as well as a new appendix on pilgrimages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OXFORD UNI PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51951413657940,"sku":"","price":16.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/7871\/5988\/files\/051_9399cd9b-5115-4c81-a1ca-bf0d73e27aca.jpg?v=1768577449","url":"https:\/\/www.oasischristianbookshop.co.uk\/products\/oxford-dictionary-of-saints","provider":"Oasis Christian Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}