The Private Lives of the Saints

Contents

About the Author

1. Alban: Dying for Faith

2. Brigid: Rebirth of a Goddess

3. Patrick: From Slave to Patron

4. Gregory: A Great Mission

5. Columba: Sanctity Across the Sea

6. Cuthbert: Bishop or Hermit?

7. Hilda: Princess of a Powerhouse

8. Wilfrid: God’s Nobleman

9. Bede: Writing History; Writing Sanctity

10. Alfred: Rise and Fall of the Royal Saints

11. A Journey with the Saints

Acknowledgements

Picture Credits