Christianity - Biographies

The Life of Saint Monica

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
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 David Brainerd

by Jonathan Edwards Read by KHand 4.5
A biography about David Brainerd, one of the first missionaries to the Native Americans, using excerpts from his diary and journals. This wo…

St. Rose of Lima

by Florence Mary Capes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Discover the remarkable life of Saint Rose of Lima, a pioneering figure in the history of the Americas and the first person born on the cont…

Lotus Buds

by Amy Wilson Carmichael Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Amy Carmichael tells the story of work among the girls of India, who she calls "Lotus Buds". - Summary by Adele de Pignerolles

The Life of Saint Columba

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Saint Columba (521 – 597) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the imp…

St. Bonaventure's Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

by Saint Bonaventure Read by Eduardo 5
Seeing himself as "unequal to so great a task", St. Bonaventure nevertheless endeavored to introduce his readers to the practice o…

The Life and Doctrine of St. Catherine of Genoa

by Unknown Read by Ann Boulais 4.7
Saint Catherine of Genoa (Caterina Fieschi Adorno, born Genoa 1447 – 15 September 1510) is an Italian Roman Catholic saint and mystic, admir…

The Book of Missionary Heroes

by Basil Joseph Mathews Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Through the centuries, the world has been witness to an unbroken trail of heroes--men and women who braved privation, danger, and death to b…

The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers

by Palladius Read by ancientchristian 4.8
The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St.…

The Life of St. Benedict

by Pope Gregory I Read by Patrick Randall 4.8
St. Benedict of Nursia was a sixth century monk and founder of monastic communities. His main achievement, the "Rule of St. Benedict,&…

Saint Benedict

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Explore the life and legacy of Saint Benedict of Nursia, a pivotal figure in the history of Christianity and the founder of Western monastic…

The Life of Blessed John B. Marie Vianney

by William James McGlothlin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, T.O.S.F., (8 May 1786 – 4 August 1859), commonly known in English as St John Vianney, was a French parish pries…

Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages

by George Hodges Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Though these stories of the lives of twenty saints and heroes of the faith, we have an introduction to the history of the church from 3rd ce…

The Life of Charles G. Finney

by Aaron Merritt Hills Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A.M. Hills, theologian and preacher in the Wesleyan holiness tradition, gives us a detailed biography of Charles G. Finney, one of the most …

Martin Luther

by Carl E. Koppenhaver Read by Danielle Cartwright 4.6
This short, engaging volume summarizes the life of a priest who, intending to spark a lively academic debate by nailing 95 theses on a churc…

How I Know God Answers Prayer

by Rosalind Goforth Read by fiddlesticks 4.7
This book is a testimony of how powerful prayer is, how God answers every prayer, even if it is not just how we want it answered. Rosalind G…

Letters of John Huss

by Jan Hus Read by Rom Maczka 4.8
Personal correspondence of Bohemian religious reformer John Huss (Jan Hus) from 1411 when he was exiled from Prague through his death by bur…

In God's Garden

by Amy Steedman Read by Laura Caldwell 4.5
In God's Garden invites young listeners into a curated collection of inspiring tales about the lives of saints, presented with warmth and si…

Pope Pius the Tenth

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Explore the life and legacy of Pope Saint Pius X, a pivotal figure in the Catholic Church during the early 20th century. Born Giuseppe Melch…

Ponnamal, Her Story

by Amy Wilson Carmichael Read by MaryAnn 4.9
"A girl stood alone in the dark, listening. No one moved about her; the old mother-in-law who slept near by breathed steadily, she wou…

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