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Saints Who Battled Satan: Seventeen Holy Warriors Who Can Teach You How to Fight the Good Fight and Vanquish Your Ancient Enemy Kindle Edition

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The war is on. The Devil plots to defeat you. Meet some battle-tested warriors who fight at your side.

Satan is real. He’s a formidable foe who wants to snatch us away from God, and the thought of doing battle with him can seem daunting.

Even so, the saints who have gone before us have engaged the Devil, armed with the power of Christ … and emerged victorious! These fellow warriors in heaven now fight on our behalf.

In Saints Who Battled Satan, Paul Thigpen, author of Manual for Spiritual Warfare, details the heroic combat of 17 saints who defeated the Enemy.

In Saints Who Battled Satan, discover:

How Satan attacks us through extraordinary assaults and everyday temptations.
How these 17 saints used prayer, Scripture, the sacraments, and other spiritual weapons against the Enemy.
How the virtues served these saints as combat armor.
How these victorious saints now offer their aid to those of us still battling on earth.
Read the inspiring and triumphant stories of Padre Pio, Francis of Assisi, Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, John Vianney, and a dozen other saints who battled Satan. You’ll find the strength, the courage, and the faith to win your own war against the Enemy.
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Paul Thigpen, Ph.D., is the editor of TAN Books and the best-selling author, co-author or compiler of forty-one titles. Among his most popular books are The Burden: A Warning of Things to Come and The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Response to End Times Fever. A convert to the Catholic faith, Paul has served the Church as an award-winning journalist, historian, apologist, catechist, and member of the National Advisory Council of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. His work has been circulated worldwide and translated into twelve languages.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B017Y8SN40
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ TAN Books (November 12, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 12, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Paul Thigpen is a native of Savannah, Georgia, and grew up on one of the sea islands along the Georgia coast. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Yale University, where he received a B.A. in Religious Studies. He earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Historical Theology as a Woodruff Fellow at Emory University. He has served on the theology faculty of several colleges and universities and was appointed in 2008 by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to their National Advisory Council.

Paul is an award-winning journalist and the best-selling author of sixty books and more than five hundred journal and magazine articles in more than forty religious and secular periodicals. His works have been translated into sixteen languages and published around the world.

Paul loves to sing. He was a first-tenor soloist with the Yale Glee Club and the lead singer in a Christian rock band that pioneered contemporary Christian music throughout Europe in the early seventies. He also had a small speaking part in the 1979 CBS made-for-television movie ORPHAN TRAIN, in which he played a character named "Thigpen." Paul has even been known to do improv comedy with some of his college students in campus coffee houses.

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Customers find the book chock full of enlightening stories that will make them appreciate. They also say it clearly tells Satan's strategies through the lives of the saints. Readers also appreciate the variety of saints and detailed instruction for battle weaved throughout. They describe the book as a very good read with priceless wisdom.

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Customers find the book's content enlightening, excellent, and inspiring. They also say it's comprised of historical background and stories entailing battles with evil. Readers also say the book provides a good variety of saints and clearly tells Satan's strategies through the lives of the saints.

"...read the saints life's in other books, but these are so unique and inspiring!" Read more

"...The gentleman was in tears. It gave him so much strength!!" Read more

"...Many of summaries were quite good, but some seemed to be not much more than a blurb you would find on the flyleaf of a book...." Read more

"A wonderful historical account including episodes in the life's of Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Benedict and many others who were sorely tempted..." Read more

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Customers find the book very good, worthwhile, and easy to read. They also say it's quick and each chapter is about a saint.

"...I would not get the audible version. The narrator does read well, but his interpretation of what a demon would sound like is laughable...." Read more

"This is a fantastic book! After reading it I recommended it to my family...." Read more

"...This book is a primer, learning from the Saints, on the techniques they employed to grow or maintain in holiness." Read more

"...Great read! Satan is formidable but he can be vanquished.....learn how!" Read more

This is a good historical yet unbelievable truth in theology.
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This is a good historical yet unbelievable truth in theology.
I liked all the short stories of all the Saints verses the dark forces.The victories over the Demons. The Positive weapons revealed.
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Gail Bowman
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2024
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I have read the saints life's in other books, but these are so unique and inspiring!
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anna
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2023
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I love this book! I have shared it with a few people and ended up buying a second to giveaway. The gentleman was in tears. It gave him so much strength!!
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Cheryl K.
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book about how the saints handled torment by the devil
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017
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I found this book very interesting. I had hoped for more detail about the interactions between the demons and the saints. Many of summaries were quite good, but some seemed to be not much more than a blurb you would find on the flyleaf of a book. I do think it is worth purchasing, but I would get the Kindle or print version. I would not get the audible version. The narrator does read well, but his interpretation of what a demon would sound like is laughable. It is really quite a shame. For people who believe in the existence of demons, which I imagine would be the majority of purchasers, this is a serious subject. We really are interested in the tactics used by the saints to fight off demonic attacks, and so are not only interested in the lives of the saints, and their pursuit of ho!iness, but also gleaning some helpful advice on ways to combat the devil ourselves. Unfortunately, this reader treats the narration of the demon' s responses and dia!ogue as if he is imitating a wicked character in a children's fairytale. When he is narrating a conversation between a demon and the Curé of Ars for instance, he makes the demon sound like Rumpelstiltskin or a cartoon character. He does this in every chapter, and I found it very insulting. I'm not sure why he made the decision to handle it this way. Either he wants to make sure the audience knows that he doesn't take any of this seriously, and so he turns the demonic speaking parts into a comedy routine, or he wants to make sure none of us take this at all seriously, so he is injecting some humor and levity with his farcical tone of voice and ridiculous accents and sounds. He makes the demons sound ludicrous, and turns all of the demonic encounters into a comedy routine. This is the way I would envision it being read during a late night television comedy skit. If you are a religious person, and have any respect for the saints, stick to the kindle or print version. The narrated version will leave you feeling indignant on behalf of the saints, as if they were a fairytale character like Goldilocks in fear of the three bears, instead of men and women who suffered through difficult lives involving poverty, ill health, censure by the authorities or their fami!ies, as well as ongoing diabolical torment. They deserve a little more respect than they were given here.
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Dakota Anna
5.0 out of 5 stars Add to your Catholic Home Library or Read for inspiration
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2016
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A wonderful historical account including episodes in the life's of Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Benedict and many others who were sorely tempted or continually attacked by the Evil Enemy and how they overcame thru Faith in God, Jesus & The Holy Spirit.
I really do not have the vocabulary to describe this volume as it should be described. It was extremely inspirational to me & educational. For the first time I think I was able to clearly see a timeline of the dates different people lived and what was occurring in Roman history AD, after the death of Jesus. I am going to send a copy of this book to All family members as we are all trying to build Catholic Libraries in our homes with which to avail to grandchildren and future generations of family.
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Nathan and Anna
5.0 out of 5 stars MUST READ!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2016
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This is a fantastic book! After reading it I recommended it to my family. My sister read it and bought like 40 of them for everyone who she works with and all of the Religious Ed teachers at her church! Everyone who has read it has loved it. I highly recommend this book. It helped me see how sneaky Satan is and how he leads me into different sins. This book clearly tells Satan's strategies through the lives of the saints so now I am much better prepared for the spiritual warfare that is always at hand.
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Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking page turner
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2020
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I was very intrigued by the autobiographic recollections from the Saints of past centuries to the present in dealing with the devil’s temptations and tricks to make them enter into knowing sin. This book is a primer, learning from the Saints, on the techniques they employed to grow or maintain in holiness.
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Indigo
5.0 out of 5 stars scripture and other spiritual tools to fight the good fight! Shows what virtues the saints used to ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2016
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Wow! Very interesting accounts of 17 saints who encountered Satan and how they overcame him! Helps the everyday Christian learn how to use prayer, scripture and other spiritual tools to fight the good fight! Shows what virtues the saints used to combat temptation! Gives examples through their lives of how the evil one attacks us with these common temptations. Lots of great quotes from the early church fathers and the saints themselves! Great read! Satan is formidable but he can be vanquished.....learn how!
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David
5.0 out of 5 stars ... seeing its cover although I purchased it anyway and glad that I did it was about our Saints and ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018
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I was hesitant at first by seeing its cover although I purchased it anyway and glad that I did it was about our Saints and how they were tormented by you know WHO and yet they stood toe to toe and demonstrated such great strength doing God and Jesus's will. I try to remember this when I am being challenged and or feeling weak. Its a good read!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading about battling the forces of darkness
Reviewed in Canada on July 23, 2020
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Satan has done a great job of convincing most of us that he does not exist. Therefore there is no need to believe in God either. The result is a huge number of people in the world who do not realize that the forces of darkness are in a constant campaign to steal their souls. Even science is finding that there must be something other than the brain to explain consciousness. As believers we know that there is a soul which is released at death. The question is: where does the soul go? This book explains quite clearly how others have overcome the forces of darkness to ensure their souls are not captured by them for eternal unhappiness.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A absolute AMAZING book!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2019
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This book is an amazing read it truly is it’s one of the most inspirational books out there today for all those of gods army out there it’s something that must be read if your going through spiritual warfare and trials right now I feel for you so much I really do me an my wife have been going through it for years and it’s so so hard to find help even from the most obvious of places like catholic priest, churches etc it’s so difficult because Satan in our time of life is getting away with a lot nowadays he’s blinding people so much that now no ones talking about it any more no ones fighting the battle anymore it’s so hard for us to continue the fight day by day when you feel like there’s no help no support out there and in this ever worsening world of evil it’s a lonely experience but this book reminds you that god is ultimately in control of everything including satan and he is always there for help,support and guidance in theses hard and testing times hearing what these beautiful saints experience and achieved with the help and grace of our Heavenly Father is amazing,thought provoking,encouraging, informative and helpful in somany ways if you need encouragement right now in your spiritual journey then please read this book you will find strength in the words of the life of these saints and hopefully it will restore hope and power in your journey too I really do wish you all the best and god bless you
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Vivienne Rowe
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Read - Interesting Book
Reviewed in Australia on October 10, 2021
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This was recommended to me, and as I know satan exist, especially now, I was interested to see the saints that went through this creatures torments.
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Pravin Eric
5.0 out of 5 stars Very enlightening book
Reviewed in India on April 22, 2016
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It explains the life of the portrayed saints, but it does not teach a lot about the practical ways to defend against the devil's attacks. Only a few mentions about what to do when confronted by the devil and his schemes.
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Anna Kania
5.0 out of 5 stars This book helped me a lot
Reviewed in Canada on April 20, 2022
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I read it with one breath, it gave a lot of reassurance that God is always with us and constantly raises from among us great spiritual warriors. I feel so at peace after reading this book, it taught me a lot about the main matters concerning demonic attacks and how to fight a good fight of faith and preservere.
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