The Glories of Mary

by Saint Alphonsus Liguori

Overview

The Glories of Mary from Catholic Book Publishing is an edition of St. Alphonsus Liguori's masterpiece about Mary, Blessed Mother of Jesus and Our Blessed Mother. This book, adapted by Rev. John Duffy, C.Ss.R., is a very accessible version of St. Alphonsus's classic work about the privileges and intercessory power of Mary which has been translated into many languages. This illustrated edition of The Glories of Mary, in easy-to-read large type, will make a cherished gift or personal resource.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764865640
Publisher:	Liguori Publications
Publication date:	09/18/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	838,191
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Saint Alphonsus Liguori (b. 27 Sept. 1696, d. 1 Oct. 1787) is best known for his Moral Theology writings. Alphonsus founded the Redemptorist Congregation. He made great pastoral reforms in the pulpit and confessional, replacing the pompous oratory of the time with simplicity. For nearly ninety years he had been a model of holiness, prayer, and mortification. Alphonsus fought against Jansenism, which later became condemned as heretical. He spent twenty-six years on the road preaching in the Kingdom of Naples. Saint Alphonsus was made bishop of Palermo at age 66. His life was filled with illness, eight times, he was administered the sacrament of dying. He was declared "Venerable", 4 May, 1796; was beatified in 1816, and canonized in 1839. In 1871, was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX.