Christianity - Biographies

Life of St. Vincent de Paul

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Vincent De Paul [c. 1581 - 1660] was a man renowned during his own century for his compassion, humility and generosity. During the days when…

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…

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…

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…

The King Nobody Wanted

by Norman F. Langford Read by Dawn Larsen 3.9
In a very real and interesting way, The King Nobody Wanted tells the story of Jesus. Where the actual words of the Bible are used, they are …

Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons

by Arabella M. Willson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This book follows the three amazing stories of Adoniram Judson's wives, Ann, Sarah, and Emily. Each wife went through incredible hardships, …

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…

Lotus Buds

by Amy Wilson Carmichael Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Amy Carmichael tells the story of work among the girls of India, who she calls "Lotus Buds". - Summary by Adele de Pignerolles

Martin Luther

by Carl E. Koppenhaver Read by Danielle Cartwright 4.6
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…

The Life of Saint Paul

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
A short biography of Saint Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles, from the time of his persecution of the Christians to his martyrdom. (Summary …

Historia de la Sagrada Pasión sacada de los cuatro evangelios

by Padre Luis De La Palma Read by Tux 4.8
Luis de la Palma (Toledo 1560 - Madrid 1641) fue un jesuita español y uno de los grandes maestros espirituales del Siglo de oro a la …

The Life of Anthony

by Athanasius of Alexandria Read by gadhbteo7 4.5
The Life Of St. Anthony the Great.

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…

A Crown for Joanna

by Sister Mary Jean Dorcy Read by Maria Therese 4.4
She was born a princess, heir to her father’s kingdom of Portugal, and she might at will have reigned from almost any throne in Europe. But …

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…

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 Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers

by Palladius Read by ancientchristian 4.8
The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St.…

St. Bonaventure's Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

by Saint Bonaventure Read by Eduardo 5
Seeing himself as "unequal to so great a task", St. Bonaventure nevertheless endeavored to introduce his readers to the practice o…

The Life of David Brainerd

by Jonathan Edwards Read by KHand 4.5
A biography about David Brainerd, one of the first missionaries to the Native Americans, using excerpts from his diary and journals. This wo…

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