| Description |
550 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
A village boyhood -- A counter--Reformation seminary -- A Roman education -- Into the whirlwind of modernism -- The great war -- Towards propaganda and fascism -- Ten hard years in Bulgaria -- The innocent suspect -- God's consul -- Difficult mission to France -- The seasons of Venice -- The wide-open conclave -- The first ninety days -- The inspiration of the council -- The struggle for the council -- At home and in Rome -- The Italian connection -- Enter Augustin Bea -- Getting on for eighty -- The dress rehearsal -- On the slopes of the sacred mountain -- Sixty days to change the church -- Last will and testament -- Eastertide. |
| Note |
Originally published in England under title: John XXIII, pope of the council. |
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Photographs on lining papers. |
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Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [505]-[522]. |
| Subject |
John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963.
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Popes -- Biography.
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| Added Title |
John XXIII, pope of the council
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Pope John 23rd, shepherd of the modern world.
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| ISBN |
0385172982: $19.95 |
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