1902/1971 MYSTICAL CITY OF GOD CATHOLIC CLASSIC MARY OF AGREDA SPAIN BLUE NUN
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From 1971, originally published in 1902, this is City of God, The Coronation. The Divine History and Life of the Virgin, Mother of God. Translated from the Original Spanish by Fiscal Marison (Rev. George J. Blatter). Published by Ave Maria Institute, Washington, New Jersey. With the title pages from 1902 and 1971. Bound in blue cloth, gilt titles, 668 pages. Very good condition. A small vendor label from the Borromeo Guild.
Venerable Mother Mary of Jesus of Agreda, also known ...as the Blue Nun, was born in 1602 at Agreda, Spain. She possessed a considerable amount of divine knowledge even at a very young age, and consequently was confirmed at just four years old. When she was twenty-five, Mary was instituted as president of a Franciscan nunnery that her mother left behind after the older woman's death. She wrote fourteen books throughout her lifetime, among them the four-volume Mystical City of God, and also served as spiritual advisor to King Philip IV of Spain. It has also been said that her writings were inspirational for Mel Gibson as he produced his film The Passion of the Christ, released in 2004. Mother Mary of Jesus died in 1665 at the age of sixty-three, and less than ten years later was declared venerable by Pope Clement X.
From his 1937 obituary: The Rev. George Blatter, pioneer Chicago pastor, traveler, writer and lecturer, has died. He had served as pastor of several Chicago parishes and is believed to have been the first Catholic priest to enter Afghanistan to celebrate Mass. Later he formed a mission in that Mohammedan stronghold. During his life he visited the Holy Land, gathering material for his book "O’er Oceans and Continents.” He was the author of a Spanish translation of "Ciudad de Dios" (City of God) and at the time of his death was preparing a work in which he hoped would serve as a monument to his literary labors.
Venerable Mother Mary of Jesus of Agreda, also known ...as the Blue Nun, was born in 1602 at Agreda, Spain. She possessed a considerable amount of divine knowledge even at a very young age, and consequently was confirmed at just four years old. When she was twenty-five, Mary was instituted as president of a Franciscan nunnery that her mother left behind after the older woman's death. She wrote fourteen books throughout her lifetime, among them the four-volume Mystical City of God, and also served as spiritual advisor to King Philip IV of Spain. It has also been said that her writings were inspirational for Mel Gibson as he produced his film The Passion of the Christ, released in 2004. Mother Mary of Jesus died in 1665 at the age of sixty-three, and less than ten years later was declared venerable by Pope Clement X.
From his 1937 obituary: The Rev. George Blatter, pioneer Chicago pastor, traveler, writer and lecturer, has died. He had served as pastor of several Chicago parishes and is believed to have been the first Catholic priest to enter Afghanistan to celebrate Mass. Later he formed a mission in that Mohammedan stronghold. During his life he visited the Holy Land, gathering material for his book "O’er Oceans and Continents.” He was the author of a Spanish translation of "Ciudad de Dios" (City of God) and at the time of his death was preparing a work in which he hoped would serve as a monument to his literary labors.
