Priests de la Resistance!: The Loose Canons Who Fought Fascism in the Twentieth Century

by Fergus Butler-Gallie

Book Overview

Whoever said that Christians had to be meek and mild hadn't met Father Kir - parish priest and French resistance hero, immortalised by the Kir Royale. And they probably weren't thinking of Archbishop Damaskinos who, when threatened with the firing squad by the Nazis, replied, 'Please respect our traditions - in Greece we hang our Archbishops.'

Wherever fascism has taken root, it has met with resistance. From taking a bullet for a frightened...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786076721
• ISBN13: 9781786076724
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 7.9"