Hell's Flames to Heaven's Gate: A History of the Roman Catholic Church in Newfoundland

by Jack Fitzgerald

How did a Catholic bishop stop the riot of 1861? Which British monarch physically assaulted a priest in St. John's? What ancient relics are kept at the Basilica? Did a British princess help build Newfoundland's greatest Catholic church?

By mining Newfoundland's history and folklore, Jack Fitzgerald answers these questions, and many more, in Hell's Flames to Heaven's Gate. From Newfoundland's role as a sanctuary for the displaced immigrants...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550817221
• ISBN13: 9781550817225
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Breakwater Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"