The Saint by Antonio Fogazzaro
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"The Saint" by Antonio Fogazzaro is a novel published in 1905. The final installment of a trilogy follows Piero Maironi, who has transformed into the ascetic monk Benedetto after abandoning his former life. Living among peasants who regard him as a miracle-working saint, he forms a secret group calling for radical church reform. His journey leads him to Rome, where he works among the poor and eventually meets Pope Pius X to
plead for spiritual renewal—confronting the formidable forces of institutional resistance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Fogazzaro, Antonio, 1842-1911 |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923 |
| Title | The Saint |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_Santo_(novel) |
| Credits |
Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, David Widger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Italy -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8455 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 781 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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