Fabiola
by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman
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1886. A historical picture of the early church in pagan Rome, illustrating the glories of the Christian martyrs as exemplified in the lives of the fair young Virgin, St. Agnes; the heroic soldier, St. Sebastian; the devoted youth, St. Pancratius; etc. This volume is not historical, rather it consists of a series of pictures than of a narrative of events. Richly illustrated with over 66 illustrations, some of which are from original drawings by Joseph Blanc.Tags
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some age wear to spine cover but VG cond. overall - scarce
162. Fabiola or The Church of the Catacombs, by Cardinal Wiseman (read 24 Sep 1944) On Sep 16, 1944, I said: "Am reading Fabiola, by Cardinal Wiseman. It is very good." But the 1944 presidential campaign was going on and nearly all my diary entries were taken up by that and I never mentioned the book again! On page 1215 of The Guide to Catholic Literature 1888-1940 the following appears: "The theme of this novel is the heroism of the early Christians under the Roman persecutions, and the central figure is a proud young lady of pagan birth and connections who ultimately renounces paganism for Christianity."
Esta novela familiariza a los lectores en las costumbres, los sentimientos y el espíritu de los primeros siglos del cristianismo. Se trata de una novela histórico-biográfica en cuanto que la vida de Fabiola y su aventura espiritual, que radica en su conversión al cristianismo, se mezcla o se enmarca en el contexto histórico de la vida de los cristianos de Roma perseguidos por su fe.
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- Canonical title*
- Fabiola
- Original publication date
- 1854
- Related movies
- Fabiola (1949 | IMDb)
- First words
- It is on an afternoon in September of the year 302 that we invite our reader to accompany us through the streets of Rome.
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