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Memoirs of Scipio de Ricci, late bishop of Pistoia and Prato, reformer of Catholicism in Tuscany under the reign of Leopold. Compiled from the autogra

Memoirs of Scipio de Ricci, late bishop of Pistoia and Prato, reformer of Catholicism in Tuscany under the reign of Leopold. Compiled from the autogra

Roscoe, Thomas

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Biographies GeneralGeneral ChristianityGeneral European History

ISBN10: 9389247810
ISBN13: 9789389247817
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In the charged crossroads of faith and power, one Tuscan bishop dared to redraw the map of Catholic life. A bishop challenged his age. Thomas Roscoe gathers the Memoirs of Scipio de Ricci, late bishop of Pistoia and Prato, as a vivid historical religious memoir and ecclesiastical biography shaped from Ricci's own manuscripts and a primary source letter collection from leading voices of the period. The result is intimate and consequential: a portrait of conscience at work amid the Leopoldine reforms Tuscany, the tensions of Italian Catholic politics, and the wider currents of Catholic Enlightenment history. Centred on the synod of pistoia and the storm it provoked, these pages illuminate debates over doctrine, discipline, and pastoral authority, including the contested legacy of jansenism in italy. Roscoe's compilation offers the texture of lived church history: private correspondence, public controversy, and the practical limits of reform. For readers seeking a church history reference, it supplies well-grounded evidence; for theology students primary sources, it provides a rare pathway into 18th century tuscany through documents and voices close to events. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A compelling addition for casual readers drawn to religious history, and for classic-literature collectors building a library of significant reform narratives.

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