Wholesale Catholicism: Faith, History, Saints, Popes by Charles Phillips

[Anness Publishing] CATHOLICISM FAITH * HISTORY * SAINTS * POPES A Comprehensive Account of the Philosophy and Practice of Catholic Christianity, A Guide to the Most Significant Saints, and a History of the Lives and Works of the 266 Popes Charles Phillips This ecncyclopedic book provides a detailed insight into the Roman Catholic Church, its philosophy and practice, a guide to its most significant saints, and a history of the lives and works of each of the 266 popes from St Peter of Galilea to Francis of Argentina. Editor Charles Phillips brings together a group of expert authors to explore the extraordinary life of Christ; the first centuries of the propagation of faith; the essential principles of the Catholic doctrine; the religious and social history of Christian saints; and finally how the pope, as the direct successor of St Peter, has shaped the church’s historical course from early Christian times, through the Crusades and the Reformation, and into the