Fabiola; Or, The Church of the Catacombs by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman
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"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 at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American 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 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-62254-5 |
| Release Date | May 28, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 880 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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