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St Boniface, the early 8th-century English cleric who became known as "Apostle to the Germans" was an important agent in the conversion of the North German tribes from paganism to Christianity. This text provides translations of his letters.

Intimate insights from the saint to whom Our Lord gave the Sacred Heart revelations. Includes Our Lord's own words to her and tells how she sought out suffering for the love for God. A very famous book and one of only six saint's autobiographies in existence.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

The Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom of Christ is a Christian mystical treatise by St. John of the Cross, a Spanish Carmelite friar and poet. The book is a poem in which the soul is depicted as the bride and Christ as the bridegroom. The poem describes the journey of the soul towards union with God through the stages of purification, illumination, and union. The book is divided into four parts, each of which explores different aspects of the soul's journey towards union with God. The first part describes the soul's longing for God and the obstacles that must be overcome to reach him. The second part describes the soul's purification and the trials it must endure to become worthy of union with God. The third part describes the soul's illumination and the insights it gains into the nature of God. The fourth part describes the soul's union with God and the ecstasy that comes with it. Throughout the book, St. John of the Cross uses vivid imagery and metaphor to convey the spiritual journey of the soul. The Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom of Christ is considered one of the greatest works of Christian mysticism and has been an inspiration to many seekers of spiritual enlightenment.By the same author of the ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Dark Night of the Soul¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ this scarce and little-known book was written while St. John was imprisoned. These stanzas reflect the importuning of soul blessed with the light and love of God. Reading this remarkable book will give comfort and calm joy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Here is an award-winning, new translation that brings to light Gregory's complex identity as an early mystic. Gregory (c. 332-395) was one of the Greek Cappadocian Fathers, along with St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen.

The work is a practical "how-to" manual for breeding houbara in captivity. It also presents and summarizes data obtained on houbara diet, behaviour, physiology, reproductive biology and veterinary care that have enabled the breeding programme to succeed.

Here, under one cover, are selections form his major works in a revised translation by Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D. Taken as a whole, this volume represents the essential St. John of the Cross and will serve well both the newcomer and the expert.