Five Years A Catholic: With Incidents Of Foreign Convent Life (1850)

By Eliza Smith

Book Overview

""Five Years A Catholic: With Incidents Of Foreign Convent Life"" is a memoir written by Eliza Smith and first published in 1850. The book details Smith's experiences as a convert to Catholicism and her time spent in various convents across Europe. Smith writes about the strict rules and regulations of convent life, as well as the relationships between the nuns and the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. She also shares her observations on the differences between Catholicism and Protestantism, and the challenges she faced in reconciling her newfound faith with her previous beliefs. Throughout the book, Smith provides vivid descriptions of the people, places, and events that shaped her spiritual journey, offering a unique perspective on the Catholic Church and its practices during the mid-19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165409879
• ISBN13: 9781165409877
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"