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What Is a Saint?
http://www.catholic-pages.com/saints/explained.asp
An explanation of sainthood and how a person becomes a saint in the Catholic Church.
St. Patrick Catholic Church: Index of Saints
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/saint_a.shtml
Short biographies, and some images, of thousands of saints. Alphabetical index, index by feast day, lists of saints associated with France and Italy.
Société des Bollandistes
Provides information on the society, which consists of a team of specialists devoted to hagiographical research (Latin, Greek, and Oriental), and also links to relevant sites.
Saints for Sinners
http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/SNTSIN.HTM
Book by Alban Goodier. Nine biographical profiles, from St. Augustine to St. Benedict Joseph Labre.
Saints Alive
http://www.ichrusa.com/saintsalive/
Images of relics from around the world. Some lists of saints and beati and their areas of patronage. Promotes the book "International Crusade for Holy Relics."
Saint of the Day
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintOfDay/default.aspx
A popular feature of American Catholic, the online version of St. Anthony Messenger. Every day, a short biographical essay on a saint. Also has option to send e-greetings with images of saints.
Patron Saints Index
Profiles of thousands of saints and beati. Browse by name or by topic. Sanctoral calendar, timeline, FAQs, images.
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints
http://magnificat.ca/cal/engl/
Book edited by John Gilmary Shea, published in 1894. Short illustrated biographies of a saint for each day of the year. You can also browse an alphabetical list.
Hagiography Circle
http://newsaints.faithweb.com/
A description of the process of canonization. Database of nineteenth- and twentieth-century saints, beati, and servants of God. Causes introduced since late 1999. Presented by a group with special interest in modern lay and non-Western models of holiness.
Domestic-Church Saint Profiles
http://www.domestic-church.com/CONTENT.DCC/pages.dir/saints.htm
Dozens of profiles of saints, and activities written for young, middle, and older children.
Catholic Online: Saints and Angels
http://www.catholic.org/saints/
Large searchable database of information on Catholic saints.