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The Popes
- A History
Engelsk Paperback
The Popes
- A History
Engelsk Paperback

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John Julius Norwich expertly examines the history of the oldest continuing institution in the world, tracing the papal line down the centuries from St Peter to the present

Of the 280-odd holders of the supreme office, some have unquestionably been saints; others have wallowed in unspeakable immorality. One was said to have been a woman, her sex being revealed only when she improvidently gave birth to a baby during a papal procession. Almost as shocking was Formosus whose murdered corpse was exhumed, clothed in pontifical vestments, propped up on a throne and subjected to trial. From the glories of Byzantium to the decay of Rome, from the Albigensian Heresy to controversy within the Church today, The Popes is superbly written, witty and revealing.

‘Charming and learned...The prose is elegant, the witticisms are plentiful, and the volume''s enthusiasm is addictive.’ Jonathan Wright, BBC History Magazine

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
528
ISBN-13:
9780099565871
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0099565870
Udg. Dato:
5 apr 2012
Længde:
34mm
Bredde:
130mm
Højde:
198mm
Forlag:
Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato:
5 apr 2012
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