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Lives of the popes : the pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II
- Title
- Lives of the popes : the pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II / Richard P. McBrien.
- Author
- McBrien, Richard P.
- Publication
- [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, 1997.
- Supplementary Content
- Publisher description
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-RMRR BX955.2 .M39 1997 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference |
Details
- Description
- 520 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- Contains brief biographies of every pope, as well as information about a pope's election, his removal from office if necessary, and the papacy's history and future; includes a timeline of ecclesiastical and secular figures and events.
- Alternative Title
- Popes : the pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-491) and indexes.
- Contents
- Lives of the popes. From Peter to the beginnings of a universal papacy -- From Leo the Great to the dawn of the Carolingian Empire -- From the Carolingian Empire to the beginning of the monarchical papacy -- From the Gregorian Reform to the Protestant Reformation -- From the Counter-Reformation to the beginning of the modern papacy -- Modern popes from Pius IX to Pius XII -- Modern popes from John XXIII to John Paul II. Epilogue : the future of the papacy. Appendixes. Appendix A : How popes are elected -- Appendix B : How popes are removed from office -- Appendix C : Rating the popes. Tables. Table 1 : chronological list of popes -- Table 2 : longest and shortest pontificates -- Table 3 : papal "firsts" and "lasts" -- Table 4 : Key papal encyclicals -- Table 5 : List of antipopes.
- Call Number
- BX955.2
- ISBN
- 0060653035
- 9780060653033
- 0060653043
- 9780060653040
- LCCN
- 97021897
- OCLC
- 37011306
- Author
- McBrien, Richard P.
- Title
- Lives of the popes : the pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II / Richard P. McBrien.
- Imprint
- [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, 1997.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-491) and indexes.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- *R-RMRR BX955.2 .M39 1997