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The Surest Path to Heaven
出版Arcadia Publishing, 2021-10-11
主題History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)History / United States / 20th CenturyReligion / Christianity / Catholic
ISBN14396739189781439673911
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=aCFDEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In the autumn of 1873, one of the worst yellow fever epidemics in U.S. history swept through Shreveport. As the deadly scourge claimed a quarter of the town's population, the dedicated efforts of five missionary priests offered a call to hope, even as they laid down their own lives in the struggle. True martyrdom is vanishingly rare, extolled as the highest possible sacrifice, yet Shreveport bore abundant witness through these five saintly priests. Their heroism in the midst of this tragic chapter is captured here by a trio of authors, winding a narrative that transcends history to reveal complex themes of virtue, sacrifice and response in times of human crisis and suffering.