Pope John
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A richly detailed biographical work, Meriol Trevor's Pope John chronicles the remarkable life of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the peasant-born cardinal who ascended to the papacy in 1958 and transformed the Catholic Church through his warmth, humility, and visionary leadership. Trevor presents the full arc of Roncalli's journey — from his humble origins in Bergamo, Italy, through his decades of diplomatic service as a papal nuncio in Bulgaria, Turkey, and France, to his election as Pope John XXIII at the age of 76. With scholarly authority and genuine affection for her subject, the author illustrates how a man widely underestimated as a transitional pope instead launched the Second Vatican Council, one of the most consequential events in modern Church history. The tone is both reverent and rigorously researched, drawing on personal writings and historical records to uncover the depth of character behind John's famous accessibility and good humor. This biography stands as an essential portrait of a pontiff who redefined what it meant to lead with pastoral compassion in the twentieth century.
Author: Meriol Trevor
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Macmillan / St Martin's Press
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A richly detailed biographical work, Meriol Trevor's Pope John chronicles the remarkable life of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the peasant-born cardinal who ascended to the papacy in 1958 and transformed the Catholic Church through his warmth, humility, and visionary leadership. Trevor presents the full arc of Roncalli's journey — from his humble origins in Bergamo, Italy, through his decades of diplomatic service as a papal nuncio in Bulgaria, Turkey, and France, to his election as Pope John XXIII at the age of 76. With scholarly authority and genuine affection for her subject, the author illustrates how a man widely underestimated as a transitional pope instead launched the Second Vatican Council, one of the most consequential events in modern Church history. The tone is both reverent and rigorously researched, drawing on personal writings and historical records to uncover the depth of character behind John's famous accessibility and good humor. This biography stands as an essential portrait of a pontiff who redefined what it meant to lead with pastoral compassion in the twentieth century.