Author : Bret Thoman
Publisher : Tau Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781619560123
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (61 download)
Book Synopsis From Wordly Princess to the Foot of the Cross by : Bret Thoman
Download or read book From Wordly Princess to the Foot of the Cross written by Bret Thoman and published by Tau Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Worldly Princess to the Foot of the CrossThe Life and Writings of Saint Camilla Battista Varano, O.S.CTranslations and introductions by Bret Thoman, O.F.S. St. Camilla Battista da Varano (1458-1524) was an erudite Poor Clare nun from central Italy. Her canonization in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI has generated great interest in her life and writings. The daughter of a powerful Renaissance duke, Camilla grew up passionate for the courtly life. When she was a girl, however, her conversion began when she shed a little tear each Friday in memory of Christ's Passion. She entered a convent where Camilla Battista wrote extensively: spiritual exhortations, meditations, poems, letters, descriptions of her mystical experiences, an autobiography, prayers, and treatises for living the spiritual life. Because of the profundity of her writings, some theologians and cardinals who participated in her canonization process are advocating for her to be proclaimed Doctor of the Church.