City of Saints by George Weigel

City of Saints by George Weigel

Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul I, was a man whose life was the expression of a richly textured and multidimensional soul. The many layers of that soul took on their first, mature form in Krak w. - George Weigel

In this beautifully illustrated spiritual travelogue, New York Times bestselling author George Weigel leads readers through the historic streets of Krak w, Poland, introducing one of the world's great cities through the life of one of the most influential Catholic leaders of all time.

To follow Karol Wojtyla through Krak w is to follow an itinerary of sanctity while learning the story of a city. Weigel writes. Thus, in what follows, the story of Karol Wojtyla, St. John Paul I, and the story of Krak w are interwoven in a chronological pilgrimage through the life of a saint that reveals, at the same time, the dramatic history and majestic culture of a city where a boy grew into a man, priest, a bishop--and an apostle to the world.

With stunning photographs by Stephen Weigel and notes on the city's remarkable fabric by Carrie Gress, City of Saints offers an in-depth look at a man and a city that made an indelible impression on the life and thought of the Catholic Church and the 21st century world.

George Weigel is distinguished senior fellow of Washington's Ethics and Public Policy Center and one of America's leading public intellectuals. The first volume of his biography of Pope John Paul II, Witness to Hope, was a New York Times bestseller, and his writing appears regularly in a variety of publications, including the Wall Street Journal. He lives in North Bethesda, Maryland.

Elizabeth Lev is an American-born art historian living in Rome. She teaches art history at Duquesne University's Italian campus and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. She is the author of The Tigress of Forlü¾˜¶”¼ Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de' Medici.

Stephen Weigel is a professional photographer and the principal of Stephen Weigel Photography.

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ISBN 13	9780553418903
ISBN 10	0553418904
Title	City of Saints
Author	George Weigel
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2015-10-27
Number of pages	352
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