Christianity - Biographies

The History of St. Dominic

by Augusta Theodosia Drane Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
"The Saint who ‘studied only in the book of charity,’ who was ‘the lover of souls,’ because he was ‘the friend of Jesus Christ,’ who is…

A Book of English Martyrs

by E. M. Wilmot-Buxton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
This volume is a simple narrative suited to children's understanding of the thrilling times when English Catholics suffered for the Faith in…

Two Short Catechisms

by John Owen Read by InTheDesert 5
The first edition of these Catechisms issued from the press in 1645. Dr Owen had at that time the charge of the parish of Fordham in Essex, …

Some Passages of the Life and Death of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Roche…

by Gilbert Burnet Read by InTheDesert 5
I believe that the good Bishop of Salisbury's account of the last days of poor young Rochester would, if carefully read, make more impressio…

A Breviate of the Life of Margaret Baxter

by Richard Baxter Read by InTheDesert 5
A breviate of the life of Margaret, the daughter of Francis Charlton, of apply in Shropshire, esq. and wife of Richard Baxter. For the use o…

Lectures on Female Scripture Characters

by William Jay Read by LibriVox Volunteers
I began to look over sundry of my old manuscripts... [and] among them I found a number of lectures which I had delivered more than forty-eig…

Rev. William P. Gale

by William Gale 5
Archive of the works by Rev. William P. Gale brought to you by Covenant People's Ministry Founder of the Ministry of Christ Church in Maripo…

Life of Saint Gerard Majella

by Rev. O. R. Vassall-Phillips Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Saint Gerard Majella was an Italian lay brother of the Redemptorists. His only ambition was to be like Jesus Christ in his sufferings and hu…

The Valley of Baca

by Jennie Smith Read by TriciaG 3.8
Jennie Smith was a 19th-Century Job. At 15 years old, her father's business and finances failed, and he later died of illness, leaving her f…

Raymond Lull

by Samuel Zwemer Read by AletheiaCharis 5
With his vast knowledge in a wide range of subjects, Raymond Lull was a Renaissance man before the time of the Renaissance. After encounteri…

Woman in Sacred History

by Harriet Beecher Stowe Read by Ron Altman 4.4
A series of sketches of 19 women in the Bible, drawn from scriptural, historical and legendary sources. Separated into 3 divisions: Women of…

Jabez

by Bob Rench Read by Bob Rench 4.6
The Old Testament of the Bible contains many mysterious passages. In 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, we find a short prayer uttered by an obscure man: …

The Story of a Soul

by Saint Therese Of Lisieux Read by Susan Morin 4.6
She is also known as St. Thérèse of Child Jesus. She was born at Alençon, France, 2 January 1873; died at Lisieux 30 Se…

John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides

by John Paton Read by AletheiaCharis 4.8
“Mr. Dickson, you are advanced in years now, and your own prospect is soon to be laid in the grave, there to be eaten by worms; I confess to…

Letters from New Zealand

by Henry William Harper Read by Beeswaxcandle 4.9
"Being some Account of Life and Work in the Province of Canterbury, South Island." A set fo 26 letters covering the Author's perio…

Life of Luther

by Gustav A. Just Read by Ron Altman 4.4
A short biography of Martin Luther, by Gustav Just, who taught at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran School, St. Louis.Martin Luther (1483-1546)…

Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints

by John Gilmary Shea Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints : with reflections for every day in the year : compiled from "Butler's Lives" and other appro…

St. Francis of Assisi

by G. K. Chesterton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Saint Francis of Assisi grew up in a wealthy family and his early life was characterized by splendor, riches and a lavish lifestyle. During …

One of China's Scholars

by Mrs. Howard Taylor Read by MaryAnn 5
The first of two volumes telling the life story of Pastor Hsi, a Confucian scholar from Shanxi province in Northern China who became a Chris…

A Life of St. John

by George Ludington Weed Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This is a thorough treatment of the Apostle John whose life is intertwined with that of Christ, as one of the inner core and as the disciple…

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