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Angels in Iron
by Nicholas
C. Prata
The year is A.D. 1523 and the island of Rhodes
has just fallen to the Turks. Those sailing away
in defeat from this bastion are members of an
anachronistic crusading order called the Knights
of St. John. Among the dejected company is a
stalwart young knight named Jean Parisot De La
Valette. Were it up to him, the order would have
defended the island to the bitter end.
Forty-two years later,
history has repeated itself. The knights are again
besieged by the relentless Turk. But this time the
scenario is different -- La Valette wears the
Grand Master's cape. More...
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 History
The Story of the Philippines
God's Rampart in
Asia
by Phillip Campbell
Books
for students about the history of western
nations are everywhere. Now, for the first time,
the vibrant and eventful history of the
Philippine archipelago is brought to life for
students ages 8 through 18 in The Story of
the Philippines: God's Rampart in Asia.
Including 20 original and historical
illustrations, The Story of The Philippines
is an engaging way to introduce students to the
epic history of the most Christian nation in
Asia.
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 Lives
of the Saints
I Am A Christian
Authentic
Accounts of Christian Martyrdom
and Persecution from the
Ancient Sources
by A. P. Schiavo, Jr.
Christians
of today face questions that would have seemed
absurd to our ancestors. Did Jesus exist? Isn't
the New Testament just a fairy tale? Aren't the
accounts of the early martyrs just fables? I
Am A Christian: Authentic Accounts of Christian
Martyrdom and Persecution from the Ancient
Sources aims to remedy this deficiency by
providing a collection of the earliest and most
trustworthy eye-witness accounts from Roman
antiquity. More...
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Masaru
by Michael T. Cibenko
Shiro Nakagawa comes from a family of converts
living on the island of Kyushu. A young man of the
samurai class, Shiro studies to be a healer, but
has also heard the call to become a Catholic
priest. His plans for the future, however, are
disrupted when the Shogun in Kyoto orders all
churches closed throughout Japan. This order leads
to widespread persecution of Christians. When the
small church of St. Michael is closed, its priest
Fr. Olivera arrested, and his friend Kumiko
brutally attacked, Shiro knows he must take
action. More...
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