| Un Campesino En El Vaticano: Juan XXIII Contributor(s): Sánchez-Costa, Fernando (Author) |
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ISBN: 8421853589 ISBN-13: 9788421853580 Publisher: Combel Ediciones Editorial Esin, S.A. OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Religious (see Also Religious - Christian - Bio - Juvenile Nonfiction | Religious - Christian - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Biografia Joven |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.6" W x 8.2" (0.50 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Chronicling the life of Angelo Roncalli, the son of sharecroppers, from childhood to papacy, this biography introduces adolescent readers to the man who would go on to be known as Good Pope John. As Pope John XXIII, Roncalli worked tirelessly to foment unity among Christians all over the world and peace between nations, and heplayed a key role in the Second Vatican Council, which profoundly changed the course of the Catholic Church. As they learn about his efforts to save Jewish refugees during World War II and his ongoing campaign for peace and understanding among different peoples, readers will get a sense of the profound humanism and spirit of tolerance that marked the private life and public life from priesthood to papacy of John XXIII." |