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The Imitation of Christ, Leather Gift Edition
The Imitation of Christ Leather Gift Edition Author:Thomas A. Kempis This edition has been freshly re-typeset from an older, traditional edition and printed on high quality, acid-free paper. The cover is bound in genuine, highly-durable, Moroccan leather with beautiful ornamental gold blocking on the front and the spine. Translated from the original Latin by the Right Rev. Richard Challoner, D.D. The most pop... more »ular religious book - after the Bible - ever written, is presented here in its best known English translation: that of the Venerable Richard Challoner (1691 - 1781), Vicar Apostolic of the London district in penal times, and perhaps the greatest English Catholic figure of the eighteenth century. A work of spiritual devotion - its purpose is to instruct the soul in Christian perfection with Christ as the Divine Model. It consists of a series of counsels of perfection written in a familiar and even colloquial style, and is divided into four parts/books: 1. Useful Admonitions for a Spiritual Life
2. Admonitions Concerning Interior Things
3. Of Internal Consolation
4. Of the Blessed Sacrament Size - 4" x 6". Hardbound (dark-brown real leather) with silk ribbon marker.« less