Hoping to spare readers the dreary parts of church history, Paterson gathers its most curious episodes from the apostles to the eve of the Reformation: martyrs and hermits, monks and friars, relics and pilgrimages, papal scandals, heresies and their punishment, and the founders of religious orders such as Ignatius Loyola.
A browsing book of oddities and anecdotes for readers of church history. Download the free EPUB.