Title: Wounds of Love
Subtitle: The Mystical Marriage of Saint Rose of Lima
First published: December 24, 2003
Description: "The Peruvian mystic St. Rose of Lima (Isabel Flores y Oliva, 1586-1617) was canonized in 1671 as the first saint of the New World and remains the object of widespread devotion today. In this study, Frank Graziano uses the example of St. Rose to explore the meaning of female mysticism and the way in which saints are products of their cultures."--Jacket.
Subjects: Christian saints, Church history, Saints, Lima (peru), Peru, history
Places: Lima (Peru), Lima, Peru
People: Rose of Lima, Saint (1586-1617)
LC classification: BX4700.R6 G73 2004