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(Gilbert Keith),Works volume 12
Publisher
Ignatius Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English writer who lived at the turn of the 20th century. His works explored a number of subjects such as philosophy, poetry, journalism, lectures, criticism, and theatrical plays. However, his best-known stories feature the character of an English priest and detective named Father Brown. While the character was based on a real priest who was involved in Chesterton's own conversion of faith, the adventures and mysteries...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"The Ghent Altarpiece is the most violated work of art in the world. Thirteen times it has been vandalized, dismantled, or stolen. Why? What secrets does it hold? Enter UNESCO investigator, Nicholas Lee, who works for the United Nations' Cultural Liaison and Investigative Office (CLIO). Nick's job is to protect the world's cultural artifacts-including countless lesser-known objects and national treasures. When Nick travels to Belgium for a visit with...
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English
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In 1851 French Bishop Latour and his friend Father Valliant are dispatched to New Mexico to reawaken its slumbering Catholicism. Moving along the endless prairies, Latour spreads his faith the only way he knows-- gently, although he must contend with the unforgiving landscape, derelict and sometimes openly rebellious priests, and his own loneliness. Over nearly 40 years, they leave converts and enemies, crosses, and occasionally ecstasy in their wake....
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Italy, 1943--Germany occupies much of the country, placing the Jewish population in grave danger during World War II. As children, Eva Rosselli and Angelo Bianco were raised like family but divided by circumstance and religion. As the years go by, the two find themselves falling in love. But the church calls to Angelo and, despite his deep feelings for Eva, he chooses the priesthood. Now, more than a decade later, Angelo is a Catholic priest and Eva...
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Publisher
Vintage Espanol
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
Por primera vez en 600 años un sumo pontífice renuncia a su cargo en vida. Benedicto XVI asegura que su decisión fue tomada debido a su avanzada edad. La realidad es que recibió amenazas de muerte. Posteriormente, Pío del Rosario es reclutado para la misión de inteligencia más arriesgada y trascendente que se haya llevado a cabo dentro del Vaticano: descubrir quién forzó la renuncia de Benedicto XVI, y quién y por qué atentó contra la...
8) The Order
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Gabriel Allon novels volume 20
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into Venice for a much needed holiday with his wife and two young children. But when Pope Paul VII dies suddenly, Gabriel is summoned to Rome by the Holy Father's loyal private secretary, Archbishop Luigi Donati. A billion Catholic faithful have been told that the pope died of a heart attack. Donati, however, has two good reasons to suspect his master was murdered. The Swiss Guard who was standing watch outside the...
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