A Fake Saint and the True Church: The Story of a Forgery in Seventeenth-Century Naples

by Stefania Tutino

A Fake Saint and the True Church uncovers the remarkable story of a fake saint to tell a tale about truth. It begins at the end of the 1650s, when a large quantity of forged documents suddenly appeared throughout the Kingdom of Naples. Narrating the life and deeds of a previously unknown medieval saint named Giovanni Cal , the trove generated much excitement around the kingdom. No one was more delighted by the news than Carlo Cal , Giovanni's wealthy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197578802
• ISBN13: 9780197578803
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.5"