How do I find out about the early christian saints? There's

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>>1416533

It's probably fairly safe to assume most of them are made up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Catholic_saints

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_early_Christian_saints

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronological_list_of_saints_and_blesseds

Here's a book that is entirely online:
http://www.bartleby.com/210/

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints
Compiled from Original Monuments and Authentic Records
In Twelve Volumes

Peter Brown's The Cult of the Saints. Haven't read it, but one of my lecturers recommended it.

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>>1416533
Make sure you read about them in their historical context of Late Antiquity. The rise of powerful bishops in response to the weakening of the central Roman state.

>>1416666
Can recommend anything Peter Brown. The guy knows his shit.