Titre : |
Catherine of Siena |
Titre original : |
a passionate life |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Donald Brophy (1934-), Auteur |
Editeur : |
New York : BlueBridge |
Année de publication : |
©2010 |
Importance : |
296 p. |
Présentation : |
map |
Format : |
24 cm |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-1-933346-28-1 |
Note générale : |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Catégories : |
Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380 Christian saints Italy
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Index. décimale : |
BX 4700 .C4 |
Résumé : |
"In an age when most women were shuttered in kitchens or convents, Catherine--the unschooled daughter of a Sienese dyer--engaged in political, social, and spiritual activism. Enflamed by her convictions and mystical devotion, she strove to restore harmony to the world and to lift up the people. She contended with popes, monarchs, and ordinary citizens, cajoling, begging, and--when nothing else worked--commanding |
Note de contenu : |
The dyer's daughter --
The mantle --
The room --
The city --
"Our most kind mamma" --
A time of testing --
"Sweet holy crusade" --
"The bed of fire and blood" --
Encounter in Avignon --
New foundations --
Fulfillment and disintegration --
Catherine in Rome --
Crossing the bridge. |
Catherine of Siena = a passionate life [texte imprimé] / Donald Brophy (1934-), Auteur . - New York : BlueBridge, ©2010 . - 296 p. : map ; 24 cm. ISBN : 978-1-933346-28-1 Includes bibliographical references and index Langues : Anglais ( eng)
Catégories : |
Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380 Christian saints Italy
|
Index. décimale : |
BX 4700 .C4 |
Résumé : |
"In an age when most women were shuttered in kitchens or convents, Catherine--the unschooled daughter of a Sienese dyer--engaged in political, social, and spiritual activism. Enflamed by her convictions and mystical devotion, she strove to restore harmony to the world and to lift up the people. She contended with popes, monarchs, and ordinary citizens, cajoling, begging, and--when nothing else worked--commanding |
Note de contenu : |
The dyer's daughter --
The mantle --
The room --
The city --
"Our most kind mamma" --
A time of testing --
"Sweet holy crusade" --
"The bed of fire and blood" --
Encounter in Avignon --
New foundations --
Fulfillment and disintegration --
Catherine in Rome --
Crossing the bridge. |
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