A Tuscan Penitent: The Life and Legend of St. Margaret of Cortona - Fr Cuthbert Hess

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Reducere. Margaret of Cortona was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of St. Francis. She was born in Laviano, near Perugia, and died in Cortona. She was ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Homa (Oxford University, UK) KatouzianNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 158 x 23...

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