Posted in supernatural, tagged religion, supernatural on March 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
By Philip Pullella
ROME (Reuters) 3/4/08
The body of the mystic monk Padre Pio, one of the Roman Catholic world’s most revered saints who died 40 years ago, has been exhumed to be prepared for display to his many devotees.
The body of the Capuchin friar, who was said to have had the stigmata — the wounds [...]
Posted in Book Review, tagged historical fiction, Italy, reading on March 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Voluptuous
Lucrezia Borgia is one of history’s infamous women, so much so that her name has become a metaphor for ruthless, cold females. Faunce’s novel, written in jarringly modern vocabulary, is an attempt to humanize her, portraying her more as pawn than perpetrator. If one were [...]
