To Quell the Terror: The True Story of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne

Recounts the dramatic true story of the Discalced Carmelite nuns of Compigne, martyred during the French Revolution's "Great Terror," and known to the world through their fictional representation in Gertrud von Le Fort's Song at the Scaffold and Francis Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites. Includes index and 15 photos.

Author: William Bush
Publisher: ICS Publications
Published: 01/01/1999
Pages: 243
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780935216677
ISBN10: 0935216677
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity | Catholic
- Religion | History