In this gripping historical account, readers will discover the extraordinary story of how the Catholic Church survived the most systematic attempt to eradicate Christianity from Western society. When revolutionary France unleashed unprecedented persecution against Catholicism in 1789, no rational observer expected the Church to endure. Yet through heroic martyrdom, clandestine resistance, and ultimately spiritual renewal, faith persisted against all odds.

The narrative unfolds like a thriller, revealing how ordinary priests celebrated Mass in attics while risking the guillotine, how nuns maintained their vows in secret while their convents were seized, and how the faithful preserved sacred vessels and texts while churches were desecrated. We meet inspiring figures like the Carmelite nuns of Compi