Alban Butler (1710–1773)
Author of Lives of the Saints.
Alban Butler was an English Roman Catholic priest and hagiographer. Born in Northamptonshire, he studied at the English College in Douay, France, where he later taught philosophy and theology. He served as a guide on the Grand Tour to the nephews of the Earl of Shrewsbury. Upon his return in 1749, Butler was made chaplain to the Duke of Norfolk. He was appointed president of the English seminary at Saint Omer in France. Butler is mainly known for his Lives of the Saints, the result of thirty years of work.
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- The Lives of the Saints: January, February, and March
- The Lives of the Saints: July
- The Lives of the Saints (1812 London edition, scans)
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Era: Early Modern (18th century). Hagiographer.