Author: MURPHY, FRANCIS X.
Title: John XXIII - the Pope from the Fields
Description: London, The Catholic Book Club. 1959. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy apart from a small name to front pastedown with dustjacket which has some chipping and wear. During the first few moths of his reign as the new Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John XXIII demonstrated the remarkable flexibility of that ageless institution. A man in his 75th year and all but unknown to the outside world, he quickly provided the world with a series of surprises that at once imprinted the personality of the man and the character of the new pontificate on the the minds of thoughtful men everywhere. This biography relives each stage of the career of the Pope, born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. R1. Very Good/Good.

Keywords: Pope John XXIII, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Biography


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