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The Canvas of New Life
Miracles, Cures, and the Prophetic Rise of the Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompei
Verlag:
Monique Broodryk Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35292403
EAN: 9798235996618
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Zustellung: Di, 20.10.2026
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Beschreibung
Is it truly possible for a landscape soaked in ancient paganism, buried by devastating volcanic fury, and corrupted by modern spiritual darkness to become the most radiant center of Catholic miracles on earth. For the seasoned history enthusiast who disdains superficial, romanticized piety, the real history of Italy's sacred ground demands raw facts, geopolitical context, and unvarnished truth. In The Canvas of New Life. , acclaimed author Bernard de Clare delivers a meticulously researched, fact-filled chronicle that exposes the shocking reality of the Valle di Pompei. This is not a mere textbook; it is a visceral journey through the 19th-century Italian peninsula, a time when anticlerical intellectualism collided violently with entrenched supernatural warfare. You will not simply read about the past; you will stand directly in the dust of a malaria-ridden marshland, watching an ex-occultist raise a towering monument of faith using nothing but the monthly pennies of illiterate field laborers. At the absolute center of this historical thriller stands Bartolo Longo-a brilliant Neapolitan law student who succumbed to the aggressive secular movements of his university professors and plunged headlong into the abyss of spiritualism, ultimately rising to the rank of an ordained Satanic priest. De Clare uncovers the grueling reality of Longo's agonizing escape from the occult, his profound mental breakdown, and the terrifying spiritual despair that nearly drove him to suicide on the very soil where ancient Romans perished. The book tracks the astonishing, highly improbable chain of events that led this broken man to accept a worm-eaten, artistically hideous 17th-century canvas, only to watch that same painting arrive in Pompei face-down on a literal wagon of animal manure. Every single chapter is anchored in verified historical documentation, tracing how this specific piece of junk-shop canvas triggered an unmanageable wave of medically certified healings that baffled the rigid scientific elites of Europe. You will analyze the precise structural blueprints of architects Antonio Cua and Giovanni Rispoli, explore the strategic geopolitical maneuvers that led Longo to hand total sovereignty of the shrine over to Pope Leo XIII, and discover the revolutionary social institutions that transformed the neglected children of hardened criminals into educated, holy citizens. This work provides a masterclass in the intersection of Italian social history, architectural mastery, and institutional Catholic expansion. If the history of the Catholic Church is merely a series of human accidents, how do you explain a broken canvas, bought for less than a dollar, outlasting empires and commanding the devotion of millions of souls from the steps of a sovereign pontifical basilica.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Bernard de Clare
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 106