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
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.