He was known as the saint-making Pope, and he reinvigorated the world's devotion to saints. John Paul II, himself a candidate for sainthood, left a treasury of ideals and hope for the future in these 'examples of courage and coherence.' He offered us these real lives lived in extraordinary ways as ones to identify with, aspire to, and ask for intercession.

Organised from A to Z, many of the listings in this accurate, easy-to-use treasury include the Holy Father's actual words from the canonisation ceremonies.