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Ida Friederike Goerres
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Ignatius Press
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January 2003
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Ida Friederike Goerres
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Publisher
Ignatius Press
Published
January 2003
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This study of the life and character of Therese of Lisieux is a remarkable, penetrating, and fascinating search for the truth behind one of the most astounding religious figures of modern times. A young nun who entered a convent at fifteen and died at twenty-four, Th�r�se roused an incredible storm of spontaneous veneration only a few months after her death, and has been called by one Pope as the greatest saint of the modern times. Countless images of the sweetly smiling saint flooded the world. But who was she, really? The Hidden Face has sprung from this question. It presents the true Therese, as objectively as possible, and gives a convincing interpretation of her sainthood. It is a book not for Catholics alone, but for anyone fascinated by the force of spirituality, by the incalculable effects of what Pascal called the "greatness of the human soul." It opens the cloistered world of the Carmel, takes off the sugar coating, and reveals the stark drama behind convent walls, the tension between personalities, the daily details of conventual life. And it throws light on the tremendous purifying process that turned the pampered darling into a saint of heroic virtue.
The work of a mind of rare intelligence and integrity, this book is unique among the lives of saints. First published in Germany in 1944, the original is now in its eighth edition. This first English translation is based on a new, revised version using the latest edition of the saint's writings.
Ida Friederike Goerres is the author of several outstanding works on sanctity including The Nature of Sanctity and The Cloister and the World. The Hidden Face is considered her most important work.
Author
Ida Friederike Goerres
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ignatius Press
Published
January 2003
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Weight
604g
Page Count
434
Dimensions
155 x 231 x 27 mm
ISBN
9780898709278
ISBN-10
089870927X
Eden Code
1198682
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Author/Creator: Ida Friederike Goerres
ISBN: 9780898709278
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Release Date: January 2003
Weight: 604g
Dimensions: 155 x 231 x 27 mm
Eden Code: 1198682