A fake saint and the true church : the story of a forgery in seventeenth-century Naples

A Fake Saint and the True Church offers the remarkable story of a fake saint to contemplate the meaning of truth. It follows the efforts made by the supposed saint's (real) seventeenth-century descendant to promote his cult in Naples and Rome. This story reminds us that distinguishing the true...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Tutino, Stefania 1977- (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2021
Schlagworte:Forgery of manuscripts History Christian hagiography Canonization Electronic books
Umfang:1 online resource (209 pages)