Popes through the ages
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Rated 5 starsPopes Through The Ages
The first time I was exposed to this book was in 1965. My 8th Grade teacher used to book a simple way to teach the Lives of the Popes. The book has its flaws as an in depth examination of each pontificate. If one is seeking for more in depth studies; many of the popes from Pius IX to John Paul II have separate books devoted to their lives. The Oxford Dictionary of the Popes has longer biographies but no pictures. Many of the...
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Rated 4 starsUseful, though flawed, as history; excellent illustrations
This was first published in 1959 after the election of John XXIII, and updated in 1964 and 1979 to include subsequent pontiffs. While Father Brusher's work is of somewhat limited use to the historian (being a Jesuit, he tends to over-emphasize the majesty of the office while being eager to explain away some of the truly awful men who served), it is perhaps the only volume ever published to attempt an illustration (mosaic,...
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