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Catholic traditions and treasures : an illustrated encyclopedia / Helen Hoffner, Ed.D. ; illustrations by Deirdre Folley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hoffner, Helen, 1958- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church--Customs and practices.
- Catholic Church.
- Religious articles.
- religious objects.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 109 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, New Hampshire : Sophia Institute Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- In Helen Hoffner's lovingly-illustrated, encyclopedic Catholic Treasures and Traditions, you'll find succinct - and sometimes amusing - answers to these and hundreds of other questions. This delightful book explains the origin and nature of most of the common traditions of the Catholic Faith, as well as the source and meaning of many of the quaint and obscure ones.
- Contents:
- The Church
- The sacraments
- The Church year
- Public Catholic Devotions
- Private Catholic Devotions
- Titles of Mary
- Catholicism in the home
- Devotional aids
- What Catholics wear
- Religious art
- Catholic books you need to know.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781622824847
- 1622824849
- OCLC:
- 1004582919
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