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Authors: Megan C. Armstrong, Mack P. Holt (Editor), James B. Collins
ISBN-13: 9781580461757, ISBN-10: 1580461751
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, Limited
Date Published: October 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Megan C. Armstrong

Book Synopsis

A history of the role played by the Franciscans during the contentious Wars of Religion (1562-1594).

Table of Contents

Ch. 1An age of spiritual crisis : the wars of religion7
Ch. 2Internal reform and the revitalization of the Franciscan mission33
Ch. 3The French Franciscan mission and ecclesiastical support61
Ch. 4Patronage and piety85
Ch. 5The University of Paris111
Ch. 6Political activism and the Franciscan body politic143

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