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Lay Siege to Heaven: A Novel about St. Catherine of Siena
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by Louis de Wohl

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Continuing his popular series of novels about saints of the Church, de Wohl devotes his considerable talents to an interpretation of one of the most unusual women of all time, St. Catherine of Siena. The daughter of a prosperous dyer in 14th-century Siena, Catherine devoted her life to Christ, persuaded the Pope to move from Avignon to Rome, subdued the warring City-States of Italy, and changed the face of her world.

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Continuing his popular series of novels about saints of the Church, de Wohl devotes his considerable talents to an interpretation of one of the most unusual women of all time, Saint Catherine of Siena. The daughter of a prosperous dyer in fourteenth- century Siena, Catherine never forgot the mystical experience of her extreme youth; at that time she devoted herself to Christ. It was, however, a shock to her family when, refusing marriage, she insisted on giving her life totally to God.

Her career was extraordinary. In that confused and dangerous era of history, the Pope was living at Avignon: Catherine persuaded him to return to Rome. The City-States of Italy were at war with each other: Catherine subdued them. There was pestilence: Catherine served and saved. She performed miracles, she received the stigmata, she drew about her a crowd of devoted men and women.

A saint who would not let the Lord God alone, she really did lay siege to heaven-and changed the face of her world. This novel, which is also a vivid biography, brings Catherine of Siena to life in a remarkable way. She lives on every page.

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VESPERS WERE OVER, and a thin stream of worshippers came trickling out of the cool twilight of Saint Dominic's into the afternoon sun.

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  • Title Lay Siege to Heaven: A Novel about St. Catherine of Siena
  • Author Louis de Wohl
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: repri
  • Pages 361
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ignatius Press, San Francisco, CA
  • Publication date 1991-09-19
  • ISBN 9780898703818 / 0898703816
  • Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.94 x 5.32 x 1.09 in (20.17 x 13.51 x 2.77 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Catholic
  • Category Fiction - Religious
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 91072758
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Louis de Wohl was a highly acclaimed novelist who wrote numerous best selling historical novels on lives of the saints, many being made into films. Sixteen of his books were made into films. Pope John XXIII conferred on him the title of Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.His works include Lay Siege to Heaven, Set All Afire, Citadel of God, The Spear, Joyful Beggar, The Quiet Light, and more.
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