Kidnapped by the Vatican?: The Unpublished Memoirs of Edgardo Mortara

by Vittorio Messori

Book Overview

In 1888 Fr. Edgardo Mortara wrote his autobiography so that the world would understand he had not been kidnapped by the Vatican. Here, along with a thorough introduction by Vittorio Messori, his story is published for the first time in English.

As an infant, Mortara was on the point of death and secretly baptized by a Catholic servant employed by his family. He recovered his health, and in the Papal States where his family lived, the law...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621641988
• ISBN13: 9781621641988
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.9"