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A Fake Saint and the True Church: The Story of a Forgery in Seventeenth-Century Naples

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Availability:In StockContributor:Stefania TutinoPublish date:2021-09-01Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197578803ISBN-10:197578802UPC:9780197578803Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Christianity, Europe, Christian ChurchBook Topic:Catholic, Renaissance, HistorySize:8.50 x 5.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCHRPEXTY6

A Fake Saint and the True Church: The Story of a Forgery in Seventeenth-Century Naples

A Fake Saint and the True Church uncovers the remarkable story of a fake saint to tell a tale about truth. It begins at the end of the 1650s, when a large quantity of forged documents suddenly appeared throughout the Kingdom of Naples. Narrating the life and deeds of a previously unknown medieval saint named Giovanni Calà, the trove generated much excitement around the kingdom. No one was more...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197578803ISBN-10:197578802UPC:9780197578803Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Christianity, Europe, Christian ChurchBook Topic:Catholic, Renaissance, HistorySize:8.50 x 5.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCHRPEXTY6
Stefania Tutino is a Professor of History at UCLA. She is the author of numerous award-winning books and essays on early modern Catholicism.
Publisher: Oxford University Press

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