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Reminiscences and Impressions - A Visit to Rome during the Canonization of the Japanese Martyrs (Paperback)
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Reminiscences and Impressions - A Visit to Rome during the Canonization of the Japanese Martyrs (Paperback)
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The very name, too, of Rome, has a magical influence, and bears
with it an interest that can never wane; for what city can for a
moment compare in attraction with the venerable capital, coeval
with so many centuries, whose pavement has been trodden by so many
generations, and from whose bosom have gone forth those sacred,
mysterious influences which for so many centuries have swayed the
minds and hearts of the civilized, yes, and even of the uncivilized
world? The subject, then, of this discourse, bears with it its own
interest. I propose to present to you a rapid sketch of my journey
to the Holy City, some incidents of the way, my impressions during
my sojourn in Rome, the imposing scene of the canonization, in the
grandest temple which the art of man has raised for the purposes of
religion, or for any other purpose whatever including with a view
of the present position of the Holy Father in relation to "the
patrimony of St. Peter," and to his own subjects-a topic of vital
importance to many at the present time, and of liyely interest to
all
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