Resources

The online resources listed here should help you to select your Saint, but you should make an effort to find books and other resources that provide more in-depth material.

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Library Resources

Search the Westchester Library System for books you can borrow.
The Library system has a number of online search options.
The White Plains Public Library maintains a separate online system.
 

Web Sites Useful for Conducting Research about Saints

Patron Saints Index
This site has information on topics with patron saints, and profiles of those saints. Profiles have portraits, biographical information, areas of patronage, prayers, links to related sites, readings, etc.  A vast amount of resources including listings of patron saints alphabetically and by topic.  Also includes listings by major categories including animal related, disease related, education related, healing related, husbandry related, place related, and United States related.  Visitors can also access information using a time line, view saint's feast days using a calendar, and see images of certain saints in an art gallery.  The author of this site has given students permission to use the graphics in their research reports.

Catholic Online Saints and Angels

Find Saints by Feast Days, Patron Saints, alphabetically by first name, and more

International Bible Society
Site includes bible search capabilities.  This site would be useful for Saints that are included in the New Testament.

Saints' Lives
Includes an alphabetical listing and biography of many of the saints.  Also includes other sites for research.

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Web sites to Help Construct a Bibliography

Note that some of these sites discuss "Works Cited" rather than "Bibliography".  A "Works Cited" page is a special type of bibliography that covers only those research materials that are actually referred to in a research report.  The entries here are the same as they would be in a bibliography.  Don't worry about "In-text Citations".

Microsoft Word "Works Sited" Template

This template can be downloaded and used on Word versions 97 and later.  Or it can be viewed online for quick reference.  See the next item for citing a web site.

Patron Saints Index: Frequently Asked Questions
Shows how the author of this site would like to be referenced.

Preparing a "Works Cited" Section
A wealth of information prepared for the students of Capital Community College focusing on the MLA (Modern Language Association) style.  Use the "Works Cited" information for help with a Bibliography.