Frances Alice Forbes
Saint Athanasius: The Father of Orthodoxy
Read by pattymarie
A short and rather old fashioned biography a great saint. Don't expect subtlety; it's unapologetic hagiography. The saint is presented as a …
Saint Benedict
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Saint Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 – 543 or 547) is honoured by the Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students. Benedict found…
The Life of Saint Monica
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This book is above all things the story of a mother. But it is also the story of a noble woman—a woman who was truly great, for the reason t…
The Life of St. Teresa
Read by MariaS
Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada (28 March 1515 – 4 October …
The Life of St. Ignatius of Loyola
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491– 1556) was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who …
The Life of Saint Columba Apostle of Scotland
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Saint Columba (521 – 597) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the imp…
Pope Pius the Tenth
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Pope Saint Pius X (2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914), born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was Pope from 4 August 1903 to his death in 1914. He was t…
Life of St. Vincent de Paul
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Vincent De Paul [c. 1581 - 1660] was a man renowned during his own century for his compassion, humility and generosity. During the days when…
The Life of Saint Paul
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A short biography of Saint Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles, from the time of his persecution of the Christians to his martyrdom. (Summary …
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 029
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include architecture, education, philosophy,…