- Description
The African Martyrology
Follow the liturgical year with this catalog of African saints and martyrs that groups the regional feast days together in an easily accessible format. This booklet, extracted from the Roman Martyrology traditionally sung during the office of Prime, lists all the saints who were either from Roman Africa or who suffered there. A great way to cultivate devotion to a wider array of saints, and expand your knowledge of church history and hagiography.
July 2018 ~ 40 pages ~ booklet ~ 5.5" x 4"
Features:
* Over 300 saints of North Africa with brief biographical entries for the entire calendar year
* Includes Augustine and Monica; Cyprian; Popes Victor, Gelasius, and Melchiades; Perpetua and Felicity, Fulgentius, and hundreds more.
* Also features a section of saints of the African diaspora such as St. Benedict the Moor, Martin de Porres, and King Elesbaan of Ethiopia.
* Includes an alphabetical Name Index