Contested Canonizations: The Last Medieval Saints, 1482-1523

by Ronald C. Finucane

Pope John Paul II famously canonized more saints than all his predecessors combined. Several of these candidates were controversial. To this day there remain holy men and women "on the books" of the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints whose canonization would provoke considerable debate. This was no less true during the period covered in this pioneering study by renowned medieval historian Ronald C. Finucane. This work, which forms an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813218756
• ISBN13: 9780813218755
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"