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4 reviews
Mary Agreda

Ami Intl Pr, 1996

City of God
This book, written between the years 1655 and 1665, by Sister Mary, Superioress of the convent of the Immaculate Conception of the town of Agreda (Spain), tacitly and indirectly received highest formal approvals of the Catholic Church during a time when books were still scrutinized for fraud, deceit, etc., much more diligently so than they are in our era. While recognizing this to be a ...

The Divine Life of the Most Holy Virgin: Being an Abridgement of the Mystical City of God

7 reviews
Venerable Mary of Agreda

Tan Books & Publishers, 1997

Insightful Reading
I am writing this review as both a Catholic who has read the book and because I take great exception to the review by Ms Liouzis who gave the book one star. As Catholics, we are not required to believe private revelations or even appearances by the Blessed Virgin, so you are allowed to find this not worthy of belief. However, I find Liouzis's interpretation of scripture used in her review to be ...

The Mystical City of God: A Popular Abridgement of the Divine History and Life of the Virgin Mother of God

12 reviews
Mary of Agreda

Tan Books, 1978

Amazing
This is a truly beautiful book, providing background details on the life of the Holy Virgin Mary and the creation of the universe. The most amazing part about this book is that the details make so much sense and are so logical, yet are so intricate and colorful, that it is impossible to think of it as a work of fiction by a devout nun. I have not yet completed the book, but when you read enough ...