This Gem provides a guide to the lives of the most popular saints – who they were, how they became saints and for whom they have a particular importance.

This guide to saints contains brief biographies, saint’s days and lists of patron saints as well as a general introduction to how someone becomes a saint and who were the first saints.

This interesting guide shows how saints still play a part in modern life

– whether it’s having that St Christopher magnet stuck on the dashboard, or praying to St Anthony if you cannot find your car keys.