The She-Apostle: The Extraordinary Life and Death of Luisa de Carvajal

by Glyn Redworth

Book Overview

The story of Luisa de Carvajal - an exceptional woman who became possibly the first female missionary in modern times when she left Spain for England, searching for martyrdom in the year of the Gunpowder Plot.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199571228
• ISBN13: 9780199571222
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

She-Apostle

Christian culture once had a fetish for martyrdom. True believers would spread cloaks below gallows to catch drops of a martyr's blood, dig up the bodies, and dismember and preserve parts to be sent to favored patrons. Luisa de Carvajal, a gently-bred Spanish lady, was a major supplier of English martyr bodies to believers on the Continent. She longed for martyrdom herself, and eventually found it. I wouldn't recommend this to everyone. History, womens' studies and religion students will appreciate it, and those interested in historical cases to compare to today's suicide bombers.

She-Apostle

Excellent insight to the persecution of Catholics in 17th century England and the blind sighted countries who had their own evil's going on at the same time.

Year historical book

Great bok, great job, great argument. Why dont is in spanish? d. www.tinapaterson.com