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Loading... The Life of Padre Pio: Between the Altar and the Confessional (original 1998; edition 2000)by Gennaro Preziuso, Jordan Aumann
Work InformationThe Life of Padre Pio: Between the Altar and the Confessional by Gennaro Preziuso (1998)
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Among the countless writings dedicated to telling Padre Pio's story each year, the present biography stands out for its thoroughness and the hitherto unknown information about him which it provides. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)271.3602Religions History, geographic treatment, biography of Christianity Religious Congregations and Orders in Church history Franciscans CapuchinsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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Although definitely sympathetic to St. Pio, the author mostly manages to tread the fine line between history and hagiography. I read it shortly after I finished William Dalrymple's From the Holy Mountain and was struck at just how much Father Pio would have fit in with monks and culture of Eastern Christianity. Which just reminds us that Italy's culture is in many ways more Mediterranean than Western. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in this modern saint. ( )