This guide to saints contains brief biographies, saints' 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 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. 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.