Pier Giorgio Frassati: Letters to His Friends and Family
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- Synopsis
- "What did he do to become a saint? What miracles did he work?" These are the questions one often hears about the life of Pier Giorgio Frassati. Many of Pier Giorgio s letters and postcards are filled with the humdrum recitation of details concerning exams taken, tourist sites visited, trains missed, and even greetings to the family pets. His was a life like millions of others, even like ours: it was very ordinary. From the first letter written to his father at the age of five, to the last reminder to a friend scrawled with a paralyzed hand as he lay on his deathbed at the age of twenty-four, Pier Giorgio s strong faith shines forth brightly. Pier Giorgio was a prophet, and a saint. And in these Letters, he shows us that it is possible for us to become saints, too.
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9780818913051
- Publisher:
- St Pauls/Alba House Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 06/26/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Wanda Gawronska
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.