Description |
x, 430 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
Note |
"A Crossroad Book." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Miguel Pro and the Mexican tragedy -- In Soviet Russia and its territories -- The terror in Ukraine -- French prodigal son: Charles de Foucauld -- Spanish holocaust -- The Nazi juggernaut -- Martyr for truth: the life and death of Edith Stein -- Saint Maximilian Kolbe and some Polish victims of Nazism -- A brief introduction to the martyrs of Eastern and Central Europe -- The first atheist state: Albania -- A steady light in Lithuania -- The Calvary of Romania -- Murder |
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in the cathedral: Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero of El Salvador and some Latin American martyrs -- General introduction to the Asian martyrs -- Chinese carnage -- Korea's death march -- The spirit in Vietnam -- Out of Africa -- Conclusion: memory, communion, hope. |
Subject |
Christian martyrs -- Biography.
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Persecution -- History -- 20th century.
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Catholics -- Biography.
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ISBN |
0824518462 |
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