Christianity - Biographies

Uganda's White Man of Work

by Sophia Lyon Fahs Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
When Henry Stanley (the famous journalist who went to find David Livingstone) was in Africa , he met a king named Mutesa. This king had star…

The Apostles

by Ethan R. Longhenry 5
The good news of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, is a most compelling message.  Yet Jesus did not write anything down; everything we kno…

The Life of St. Paul

by James Stalker Read by Ron Altman 4.8
Born into privilege and highly educated by the most esteemed teacher of his time, Saul of Tarsus became a leading thinker among the Pharisee…

The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers

by Palladius Read by ancientchristian 5
The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St.…

Blessed Edmund Campion

by Louise Imogen Guiney Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Saint Edmund Campion, S.J., (1540 – 1581) was an English Catholic Jesuit priest and martyr. While conducting an underground ministry to the …

Saint Bonaventure

by Fr. Laurence Costelloe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
St. Bonaventure (1221 -1274), born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian medieval Franciscan, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seven…

A Handful of Stars

by Frank W. Boreham Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This is the second of a five volume series called "Texts That Made History". As with the first volume, "A Bunch of Everlastin…

Garcia Moreno, President of Ecuador

by Augustine Berthe, Augustine Berthetranslated Bymary Elizabeth Ashe À Court-Repington, Baroness He…, Augustine Berthetranslated By Mary Elizabeth Ashe À Court-Repington, Baroness H… and Augustin Berthe Read by Maria Therese 5
Gabriel Gregorio Fernando José María García y Moreno y Morán de Buitrón (1821–1875) was an Ecuadorian pol…

Lives of the Saints

by Alban Butler Read by Maria Therese 3.8
Lives of the Saints offers a rich tapestry of short biographies celebrating the lives of saints, one for each day of the year. Compiled from…

Saint Augustin

by Louis Bertrand Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
What, indeed, is more romantic than this wandering life of rhetorician and student that the youthful Augustin led, from Thagaste to Carthage…

A Book of English Martyrs

by E. M. Wilmot-Buxton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
This volume is a simple narrative suited to children's understanding of the thrilling times when English Catholics suffered for the Faith in…

De Smet's Letters and Sketches

by Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet Read by Carol Pelster 4.5
In 1841 and 1842, Fr. Pierre-Jean DeSmet traversed the wide and wild American West to bring the gospel to the Flatheads, who had sent multip…

Life of Saint Gerard Majella

by Rev. O. R. Vassall-Phillips Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Saint Gerard Majella was an Italian lay brother of the Redemptorists. His only ambition was to be like Jesus Christ in his sufferings and hu…

The Story of a Soul

by Saint Therese Of Lisieux Read by Susan Morin 4.6
She is also known as St. Thérèse of Child Jesus. She was born at Alençon, France, 2 January 1873; died at Lisieux 30 Se…

The Quiet Flame

by Eva K. Betz Read by Maria Therese 4.7
“You will never be a leper nor will any Sister of our Order.”The amazing promise was made by Mother Marianne of Molokai, the “Quiet Flame” o…

St. Francis of Assisi

by G. K. Chesterton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Saint Francis of Assisi grew up in a wealthy family and his early life was characterized by splendor, riches and a lavish lifestyle. During …

A Story of One Short Life

by Elisabeth G. Stryker Read by Larry Wilson 4.3
This is a brief biography of Samuel J. Mills who was instrumental in establishing the first missionary society in the United States, and als…

Charles Simeon

by Handley Carr Glyn Moule Read by InTheDesert 5
Charles Simeon had come up to King’s college from Eton, a wild undergraduate, famous for his love of horses and extravagance in dress; but o…

Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians

by James Gilchrist Lawson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
J. GIlchrist Lawson was an American Baptist evangelist and prohibitionist who was also active as an author and editor. This book has been o…

Rev. William P. Gale

by William Gale 5
Archive of the works by Rev. William P. Gale brought to you by Covenant People's Ministry Founder of the Ministry of Christ Church in Maripo…

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