Christianity - Biographies

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 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…

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…

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 Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon

by Charles H. Spurgeon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Compiled from his Diary, Letters, and Records by His Wife and Private Secretary.Volume 1: 1834-1854 - Summary from Title Page

Jesus of Nazareth

by John Mark and King James Version Read by Bellona Times 4.1
"Jesus of Nazareth, a Biography, by John Mark," recognizes the author of the second Gospel as that "John, whose surname was M…

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…

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 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…

Kept for the Master's Use

by Frances Ridley Havergal Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Kept for the Master's Use offers a glimpse into the life of Frances Ridley Havergal, a dedicated missionary and celebrated hymn writer. Thro…

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…

Prophets & Kings

by Ellen G. White 5
Audiobook: Prophets & Kings Beginning with King Solomon, this book recounts the stories of great men and women of the Bible who lived fr…

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…

For Greater Things

by William T. Kane Read by Maria Kasper 4.7
Saint Stanislaus Kostka was a 16th century Polish novice in the Society of Jesus. Polish nobleman John Kostka was not pleased with the spir…

God's Troubadour

by Sophie Jewett Read by Sean McKinley 4.6
Francis, a young Italian boy, is a merchant's son who is enthralled by the troubadour songs and tales of knights that his father brings back…

The Lives of the Fathers of the Eastern Deserts

by Richard Challoner Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Enlightening, profitable, edifying, inspiring – a few words to describe this collection of lives and sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothe…

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 …

The Life and Glories of St. Joseph

by Edward Healy Thompson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A wonderful work on the life of St. Joseph, the true husband of the Virgin Mary, and foster-father of Jesus Christ. - Summary by Mozartjr

On Illustrious Men

by Saint Jerome Read by ancientchristian 4.8
This is a collection of 135 brief biographies by St. Jerome of his forebears and contemporaries. It is often cited as a primary source of in…

St. Joseph of Copertino

by Rev. Angelo Pastrovicchi Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Joseph of Copertino (1603 – 1663) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian mystic and saint. He was said to …

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