Patron Saints: A Feast of Holy Cards

I am a Holy Card collector. I enjoy them for their artistic rendition of saints. Some have been given to me at school when I was younger but most have been acquired at funerals with the information of the deceased on the back. So I really didn't know what to expect from this book other than to see a variety of older images I may have never seen before. But my conceptions where wrong. This book is a gathering of the saints that are attributed to a specific patronage. For example, do you know who the patron saint of dentists is? Or the patron saint of computers? Yes, you will find this and many more you never even thought of, in this book. It makes an excellent reference book to keep on your shelf.

Patron Saints is a lovely title for all that are interested in learning a little more about the world's most beloved patron saints. Each saint includes an inspiring description of the saint's life and then includes a picture of the saint in the form of a prayer/saint card. These photos give the reader an idea of how people of the past viewed the saint's attire and reason for being a saint as depicted in these prayer cards of the past. Another great addition to this book is the ease that the reader can find a patron saint based on their career, hobbies, or medical/emotional problems. Everyone should purchase this title if they are devoted to the saints or just need some help learning about and picking their own patron saint.

As one of the authors of this book I feel it is my duty to point out that this self styled "professional information expert" is in error. Like many other nations, Poland has more than one patron saint. In addition to Stancislaus and Casimir, there is Adalbert of Prague, Andrew Bobola, Cunegundes, Methodius, Procopius, Sigismund, Vitus and Wenceslaus. Nowhere in this book is it stated that Prague is a city in Poland. Adalbert was an early evangelist (10th century) who travelled extensively throughout Poland and Russia. Because of his great missionary work to many countries, Adalbert is also a patron saint of Bohemia, Prussia and the Czech Republic, where he was named the Bishop of Prague. In the introduction of "Patron Saints" we state that many of the saints featured are not the most reknown ones for their patronage. (For example, Saint Anthony of Padua, who everyone knows as the Saint of Lost Objects is depicted in our book under a less well known patronage, Saint of Amputated Limbs). Also, in our introduction, we explain how we compiled our myriad of patronage lists. These lists were then meticulously fact checked by our editor at Abrams (a real professional information expert, if there ever was one). And before the book went to press, it was reviewed once again by an independent copy editor. Much research and work went into "Patron Saints" and I would hate for anyone who reads Libraryfiend's review to be misguided by it.

I had the opprtunity to read thier first book "Novena: The Power of Prayer" and I thought it was fantastic, however thier new book "Patron Saints: A Feast of Holy Cards" was even more visually and spiritually enlightining.