Saints and sinners in the Cristero war : stories of martyrdom from Mexico /
This provocative account of the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico in the 1920s and 1930s tells the stories of eight pivotal players. The saints are now honored as martyrs by the Catholic Church, and the sinners were political and military leaders who were accomplices in the persecution.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
Ignatius Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | This provocative account of the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico in the 1920s and 1930s tells the stories of eight pivotal players. The saints are now honored as martyrs by the Catholic Church, and the sinners were political and military leaders who were accomplices in the persecution. |
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| Physical Description: | 286 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-272) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1621642623 9781621642626 |