Call number
922.22 PIU
Status
Available
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Pages
184
Description
A fast-paced, fascinating life. From poor peasant to Pope. He condemned Modernism, allowed Communion at seven, reformed Church music & the Breviary, initiated a new code of Canon Law, etc., and set out "to restore all things in Christ".
Publication
TAN Books (1992), 184 pages
ISBN
0895553287 / 9780895553287
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User reviews
LibraryThing member Dale.Price
It's not a bad hagiography, just a rather summary one. Gives the basics, along with a few interesting insights, but not a lot of detail. If you know nothing at all about the man who became the first Pope declared a saint in centuries, then it's a helpful start. But if you're looking for detail
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about the conflicts he had to engage in (laicite in France or the battle against Modernism), you'll have to keep looking. Show Less