Christianity - Biographies

The Life of St. Hilarion

by Saint Jerome Read by ancientchristian 4.6
St. Hilarion (291–371 AD) was an anchorite who lived most of his life in the desert after the example of St. Anthony the Great (251–356 AD).…

Saints and Heroes Since the Middle Ages

by George Hodges Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
In this second volume, Hodges uses stories of the lives of fourteen well-known saints and heroes of the faith to continue the history of the…

The Wonder-Worker of Padua

by Charles Warren Stoddard Read by dave7 4.6
This is the inspiring story of Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). The son of a wealthy Portuguese family, he was initially ordained a pries…

A Confession

by Leo Tolstoy Read by Paul Rizik 4.4
Leo Tolstoy's "A Confession," written in 1882 shortly after a life-altering spiritual crisis, is a brutally sincere reflection on …

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…

Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons

by Arabella M. Willson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
This book follows the three amazing stories of Adoniram Judson's wives, Ann, Sarah, and Emily. Each wife went through incredible hardships, …

Martin Luther

by Carl E. Koppenhaver Read by Danielle Cartwright 4.7
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…

A Little Book of St. Francis

by E. M. Wilmot-Buxton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A Little Book of St. Francis and His Brethren presents with superlative charm the great simplicities and eternal verities in the life of St …

Saint Charles Borromeo

by Louise M. Stacpoole-Kenny Read by Maria Therese 4.5
Saint Charles Borromeo offers an insightful exploration of the life and legacy of one of the most influential figures in the Catholic Church…

William Blake

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Owlivia 4.8
From the author’s introduction: "Blake’s life of Blake … would have been full of symbolic wild beasts and naked women, of monstrous cl…

The Relations of Saint Teresa of Avila

by St. Teresa of Avila Read by Ann Boulais 4.7
The Relations of Saint Teresa of Avila offers a profound glimpse into the spiritual journey of one of Christianity's most revered mystics. I…

The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

by Anne Catherine Emmerich Read by Ann Boulais 4.6
Clemens Brentano visited Sister Anne Catherine Emmerich in her Augustinian convent at Agnetenberg, Dulmen, Germany, many times from 1819 unt…

The Life of St. Ignatius of Loyola

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491– 1556) was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who …

From Sunrise Land

by Amy Wilson Carmichael Read by Expatriate 4.6
One of the most renowned of all Protestant Christian missionaries, Amy Carmichael is remembered most for the fifty-five years she spent doin…

The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha

by Ellen Walworth Read by Carol Pelster 4.7
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha's lifespan of only about 24 years was spent in utter humility and penitence. In spite of her natural diffidence, she…

God Goes to Murderer's Row

by Rev. M. Raymond Read by Maria Therese 4.7
The Hound of Heaven stalks the death house in pursuit of the soul of a modern Dismas in this true story of a doomed criminal who found God i…

The Lepers of Molokai

by Charles Warren Stoddard Read by dave7 4.4
This is the story of the lepers of Molokai and of the Roman Catholic missionary, Father Damien, who ministered to those who languished in th…

St. Francis of Assisi

by G. K. Chesterton 4.8
In this brief but lively biography, G.K. Chesterton brings all his typical wit and insight into discussing Francis of Assisi. Francis is arg…

The Autobiography of Madame Guyon

by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon Read by peaceuntoyou 4.7
The Autobiography of Madame Guyon offers a profound glimpse into the life of Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon, a French mystic whose s…

Mimosa, Who Was Charmed

by Amy Wilson Carmichael Read by MaryAnn 5
“This story is true. It tells the eternally new tale of the matchless charm of our Lord Jesus Christ. One look at that loveliness, and, th…

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