The History of the Papacy in the Xixth Century, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The History of the Papacy in the Xixth Century, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Frederik Kristian Nielsen and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Papacy in the Xixth Century, Vol. 1 This Second Edition of Pavedommet i den nittende Hundredaar is so different from the first that it may almost be called a new book. Besides the introductory section, practically the whole of the second volume is printed from a fresh manuscript, and that part of the first volume, the history of Pius VII., for which the former edition served as a basis, contains many pages that are wholly new, and only few which have not received some addition or alteration. When I first put forth this sketch of the modern Papacy, I had never seen Rome, and I hardly knew the Roman Church except through books. I owe it to the Ministry for Ecclesiastical and Educational Affairs, and the Carlsberg Fund, that in repeated visits to Italy, Germany, France, and Belgium, of longer or shorter duration, I have been enabled to make studies for this work, and to become personally acquainted with several of the men who have taken a part in making the recent history of the Papacy. It was my idea to conclude my account with a brief view of the chief points in the papacy of Leo XIII., like those pages in the First Edition which dealt with the years immediately following the Vatican Council. But I have abandoned that design for several reasons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."