Project Gutenberg 2011-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 88 Steedman, Amy In God's Garden: Stories of the Saints for Little Children Saint Ursula -- Saint Benedict -- Saint Christopher -- Saint Catherine of Siena -- Saint Augustine of Hippo -- Saint Augustine of Canterbury -- Saint Cecilia -- Saint Giles -- Saint Nicholas -- Saint Faith -- Saint Cosmo and Saint Damian -- Saint Martin -- Saint George -- Saint Francis of Assisi. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "In God's Garden: Stories of the Saints for Little Children" by Amy Steedman is a collection of children's stories that highlights the lives of saints, likely written during the early 20th century. The work seeks to impart moral values and inspiring tales to young readers, emphasizing the beauty and virtues of the saints as models for living a righteous life. Each story aims to engage children's imaginations with themes of bravery, charity, and faith, making the saints relatable and their lessons accessible. At the start of the book, the author introduces the concept of God's garden, where saints are likened to flowers in their heavenly beauty and purity. The opening narrative places special focus on Saint Ursula, the daughter of a good king, who is portrayed as wise, compassionate, and deeply desired by suitors. Despite this, Ursula longs to serve God and sets forth conditions for any potential marriage, reflecting her desire for spiritual devotion over earthly ties. As the story unfolds, included are her challenges, visions, and ultimately, her mission to live a life faithful to her beliefs, culminating in her pilgrimage alongside her companions, illustrating the trials and triumphs of a saint’s life, while inviting young readers to aspire to similar virtues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36674/36674-h/images/cover-s.jpg en Christian saints -- Juvenile literature BX Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 261503 261512 2024-09-15T12:40:23.525936 2023-09-16T06:16:39.035781 text/html text/html 258207 2021-01-07T21:42:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4751104 2021-01-07T21:42:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4853771 2024-09-15T12:40:30.003916 application/epub+zip 4849255 2024-09-15T12:40:24.697963 application/epub+zip 164013 2024-09-15T12:40:23.935955 application/epub+zip 4920491 2024-09-15T12:40:33.841897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4885703 2024-09-15T12:40:28.734897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222448 2022-09-16T16:51:23.925560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227706 227602 2024-09-15T12:40:22.908921 2023-09-16T06:16:38.468766 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 227464 2021-01-07T21:42:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 82693 2021-01-07T21:42:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 227457 2021-01-07T21:42:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82672 2021-01-07T21:42:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19938 2024-09-15T12:40:33.995872 application/rdf+xml 17687 2024-09-15T12:40:24.021911 image/jpeg 2802 2024-09-15T12:40:23.978919 image/jpeg 4753737 2024-09-15T12:40:23.653913 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog