The Tragic Tale of Claire Ferchaud and the Great War /

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This is the moving and improbable story of Claire Ferchaud, a young French shepherdess who had visions of Jesus and gained national fame at the height of World War I as a modern-day Joan of Arc. From her modest origins to her spectacular ascent, Claire's life and times are deftly related with l...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Jonas, Raymond Anthony
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2005.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Ferchaud, Claire, > 1896-1972
Ferchaud, Claire, > 1896-1972.
Visioenen.
Sacred Heart, Devotion to > History of doctrines
War > Religious aspects.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
RELIGION > Christianity > Catholic.
Devotion au Sacre-Coeur > France > Histoire des doctrines > 20e siecle.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect religieux > Église catholique.
Sacred Heart, Devotion to > France > History of doctrines > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
France
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:This is the moving and improbable story of Claire Ferchaud, a young French shepherdess who had visions of Jesus and gained national fame at the height of World War I as a modern-day Joan of Arc. From her modest origins to her spectacular ascent, Claire's life and times are deftly related with literary verve and insight in a book that gives a rare view of the French countryside during the Great War. Claire experienced her first vision of Jesus after a childhood trauma in which her mother locked her in a closet to break her stubborn willfulness. She developed her visionary gifts with the aid of.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (231 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520938281

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