Fabiola; Or, The Church of the Catacombs by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman

"Fabiola; Or, The Church of the Catacombs" by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman is a novel first published in 1854. Set in early fourth-century Rome during Diocletian's persecution of Christians, the story follows Fabiola, a spoiled noblewoman whose encounter with her Christian slave girl Syra sparks an unexpected transformation. Meanwhile, young Pancratius prepares for martyrdom while facing betrayal from his nemesis Corvinus. The novel weaves real martyrdom accounts with fictional drama, exploring themes of faith, forgiveness, and community among Rome's underground Christians. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick, 1802-1865
Author of introduction, etc. Brennan, Richard, 1833?-1893
Illustrator Blanc, Joseph, 1846-1904
Illustrator Dargent, Yan, 1824-1899
LoC No. 24021030
Title Fabiola; Or, The Church of the Catacombs
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabiola_(novel)
Credits Produced by Chuck Greif, Veronica Brandt, Karina
Aleksandrova and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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Libraries.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Historical fiction
Subject Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Fiction
Subject Christian fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 62254
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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