The Religion of the Poor
Subtitle: Rural Missions in Europe and the Formation of Modern Catholicism, c. 1500c.1800
Contributors: Brian Pearce (Translator)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 28, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780521562010
Subjects: Christian mission & evangelism; History of religion; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; History - General History; Missionary Activities Of Specific Denominations; Roman Catholic Church; Religion; Missions & Missionary Work; Christian Ministry - Missions; Europe - General; Catholic Church--Missions--Europe--History; History / Europe / General; Church work with the poor; Catholic Church; Europe; History; Missions
First sentence: Itinerant preachers had long been traversing Europe in the task of reviving the faith of the inhabitants and reminding them of the penitence they need.