St. Fernando III

St. Fernando III
Title St. Fernando III PDF eBook
Author Catholic Vitality
Publisher
Pages 344
Release 2011-09-08
Genre Castile (Spain)
ISBN 9780979630118

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The Greatest Spanish monarch, St. Fernando III, King of Castile and Leon, was born in the year 1199 - exactly 100 years after the death of his illustrious ancestor, El Cid. In him would be combined the soul of a knight dedicated entirely to God, the irresistible power of the Cid, and, due to his royal heritage, the authority to marshal the might of an entire kingdom against the enemies of Christ. Personally leading his armies into battle, he took back more territory from Islam than any other king in history. First cousin to St. Louis IX of France, Fernando died a holy death in 1252. His incorrupt body can still be seen in the Cathedral of Seville and his feast day, May 30th, is traditionally a holy day of obligation in Spain.

The Sword and the Cross

The Sword and the Cross
Title The Sword and the Cross PDF eBook
Author Edward L. Holt
Publisher Medieval and Early Modern Iber
Pages 265
Release 2020
Genre History
ISBN 9789004427624

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"This volume provides a series of new perspectives on the political, military and religious history of the reign Fernando III, king of Castile-León from 1217-1252. The essays collected here address the conquest of al-Andalus and the policies of Fernando III, Christian-Muslim relations in the Peninsula, the creation and curation of royal networks of power, the role of women at the Castilian court, and the impact of religious change in Castile-León. Assembling an international group of eleven leading scholars on this period of Iberian history, this volume combines military and religious history with a variety of novel approaches and methodologies to ask new and exciting questions about the reign of Fernando III and his place in medieval European history. Contributors are Martín Alvira, Carlos de Ayala Martínez, Janna Bianchini, Bárbara Boloix-Gallardo, Cristina Catalina, Francisco García Fitz, Francisco García-Serrano, Edward L. Holt, Kyle C. Lincoln, Miriam Shadis, and Teresa Witcombe"--

The Magical State

The Magical State
Title The Magical State PDF eBook
Author Fernando Coronil
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 480
Release 1997-11-10
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 9780226116013

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In 1935, after the death of dictator General Juan Vicente Gómez, Venezuela consolidated its position as the world's major oil exporter and began to establish what today is South America's longest-lasting democratic regime. Endowed with the power of state oil wealth, successive presidents appeared as transcendent figures who could magically transform Venezuela into a modern nation. During the 1974-78 oil boom, dazzling development projects promised finally to effect this transformation. Yet now the state must struggle to appease its foreign creditors, counter a declining economy, and contain a discontented citizenry. In critical dialogue with contemporary social theory, Fernando Coronil examines key transformations in Venezuela's polity, culture, and economy, recasting theories of development and highlighting the relevance of these processes for other postcolonial nations. The result is a timely and compelling historical ethnography of political power at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary reflections on modernity and the state.

Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites in the Allocutions of Pius XII

Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites in the Allocutions of Pius XII
Title Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites in the Allocutions of Pius XII PDF eBook
Author Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Publisher University Press of America
Pages 588
Release 1993
Genre History
ISBN

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Explores the role of the nobility and analogous traditional elites in contemporary society.

King Alfonso VIII of Castile

King Alfonso VIII of Castile
Title King Alfonso VIII of Castile PDF eBook
Author Miguel Gómez
Publisher Fordham Univ Press
Pages 410
Release 2019-04-02
Genre History
ISBN 0823284158

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King Alfonso VIII of Castile: Government, Family and War brings together a diverse group of scholars whose work concerns the reign of Alfonso VIII (1158–1215). This was a critical period in the history of the Iberian peninsula, when the conflict between the Christian north and the Moroccan empire of the Almohads was at its most intense, while the political divisions between the five Christian kingdoms reached their high-water mark. From his troubled ascension as a child to his victory at Las Navas de Tolosa near the end of his fifty-seven-year reign, Alfonso VIII and his kingdom were at the epicenter of many of the most dramatic events of the era. Contributors: Martin Alvira Cabrer, Janna Bianchini, Sam Zeno Conedera, S.J., Miguel Dolan Gómez, Carlos de Ayala Martínez, Kyle C. Lincoln, Joseph O’Callaghan, Teofi lo F. Ruiz, Miriam Shadis, Damian J. Smith, James J. Todesca

Pandemic Preaching

Pandemic Preaching
Title Pandemic Preaching PDF eBook
Author David H. Garcia
Publisher Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pages 205
Release 2021-10-21
Genre Religion
ISBN 1666722138

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The year of the COVID pandemic was a time like no other in modern history. A historical pandemic, a racial reckoning, a tense and bitterly divided political election, an insurrection at the capital, and the Texas record freeze created a year that will be long remembered. Preachers were charged with making some sense of what was happening and at the same time giving hope that the community would make it through this time together. Through a year of homilies based on the Catholic readings of Sundays and Feast days, Father David Garcia connects the stories of this historic year to the light of Scripture. The homilies weave human experiences with Hispanic culture and traditions as well as moral lessons and Catholic spirituality. Pandemic Preaching helps inspire all who have been through this difficult time with powerful stories and sound theological reflection. At the same time these writings challenge us to learn the lessons of this unique and difficult year for ourselves.

Dreams of Dreams and the Last Three Days of Fernando Pessoa

Dreams of Dreams and the Last Three Days of Fernando Pessoa
Title Dreams of Dreams and the Last Three Days of Fernando Pessoa PDF eBook
Author Antonio Tabucchi
Publisher City Lights Books
Pages 140
Release 1999
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780872863682

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"The Last Three Days of Fernando Pessoa finds the poet on his deathbed, where he is visited by his heteronyms, the poets he invented, whose poetry and voices invented him. Antonio Tabucchi, scholar and Italian translator of Pessoa's work, here pronounces a farewell to a man who was several of the greatest writers of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.