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You Will Be My Witnesses.


You Will Be My Witnesses

John Dear

Orbis Books

PO Box 308, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0308

1570756414 $20.00 www.maryknoll.com

You Will Be My Witnesses: Saints, Prophets, And Martyrs by Jesuit priest, pastor and peacemaker John Dear is an outstanding contribution to the inspirational role of Catholic saints and the remarkable influence contributed by their life examples and spiritual influences with respect to members of the Catholic community. Knowledgeably depicting a Catholic saints ranging from Miguel Pro Miguel Agustín Pro, S.J. (January 13 1891–November 23 1927) was a Mexican Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, executed during the persecution of the Catholic Church under the presidency of Plutarco Calles after trumped up charges of involvement in an assassination attempt against , Mary, John the Baptist John the Baptist

prophet who baptized crowds and preached Christ’s coming. [N.T.: Matthew 3:1–13]

See : Baptism


John the Baptist

head presented as gift to Salome. [N.T.: Mark 6:25–28]

See : Decapitation
, and Maria of Olonets, to Clare, Philip Berrigan Philip Berrigan (October 5, 1923 – December 6, 2002) was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest. Along with his brother Daniel Berrigan, he was for a time on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for actions , Gemma Galgani Saint Gemma Galgani (born March 12, 1878 in Camigliano, Italy, died April 11, 1903) is a Catholic saint who was canonized by Pope Pius XII on May 2, 1940.

She was the daughter of a poor pharmacist and suffered throughout her life with ill health.
, Andrew and so many others, You Will Be My Witnesses informatively presents a succinct yet thorough biographically oriented understanding and concise description of each identified and cited saint. Impressively enhanced with full color illustrations of the saints, You Will Be My Witnesses is very strongly recommended as a wonderful contribution to the reference libraries of Catholic clergy or laity.

John Taylor John Taylor, or Johnny Taylor may refer to: Academic figures
  • John Taylor (1704-1766), English classical scholar
  • John Taylor (1781-1864), British publisher and Egypt scholar
  • John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1486-1487
 

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Title Annotation:You Will Be My Witnesses: Saints, Prophets, and Martyrs
Author:Taylor, John
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Article Type:Book review
Date:Jun 1, 2006
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