Holy Places: Sacred Sites in Catholicism

by Barbara Calamari and Barbara Calimari

Book Overview

Highlights the ten most holy locations around the world, from the town of Assisi in Italy to Tepeyac in Mexico, describing in detail the history and special stories of each place.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670030813
• ISBN13: 9780670030811
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Very, very beautiful photos!

A great gift for Catholics and others. This book and especially their book on Novena prayers are two of the most precious books I've ever seen!

Travellers, historians, religious followers & artists!

Holy Places is a visual delight, filled with gorgeous color photographs of 10 sacred sites around the world. It is a book about saints, prayer, miracles and recovery, art and religious history and architecture. The reader is transported to ancient Ireland, Italy, Spain, France, Mexico and New Mexico. The book is a pilgrimmage into Catholic history and devotion. I gave a copy to my elderly aunt who called me to say that she had just been to Italy and Mexico and was about to travel through Spain -- that reading the book was as good as being there (and by the way, she would try to make it to Chimayo, New Mexico). It is a concise and richly crafted book on some of the most famous holy places in the world. Who might like this book?TravellersSpiritual seekersPilgrimsArtists & art loversChildrenHistorians Lovers of religious relicsPeople who like picturesI highly recommend this wonderful book.

Gargano Caves Omission

It really is a good book; lots of pix. The book description tho' says there's a chapter on the Gargano caves in Italy where St Michael appeared. THAT is not in the book I received. That's why I gave it 4 out of 5 stars. I'd like to see a sequel with the Gargano caves and Fatima and San Miguel Milagro in Mexico and the Holy Sepulchre among others.