The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Anne Catherine Emmerich, E. Ann Matter (Introduction), Clemens Maria Brentano (Translator)

Overview

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. If you have ever wondered what it would be like to be a spectator in the crowd at the Crucifixion of Christ, read this book. The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ provided the inspiration for Mel Gibson's movie The Passion of the Christ, and has been a strong influence on modern Christian spirituality. For over a century, it has attracted devout Christian readers who want to have a more concrete and explicit narrative of Jesus' suffering and death on the Cross.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411467804
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	03/13/2012
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	804 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Anne Catherine Emmerich was born on September 8, 1774, in a hamlet outside of Coesfeld, Germany. Her parents were peasants, and her family was very poor. Her biographer and amanuensis, the Romantic poet Clemens Brentano, tells us that she was gifted with a deep religious sensibility and heavenly apparitions marked her childhood. In 1798, she had a vision in which Christ offered her a choice between a crown of flowers or a crown of thorns. She chose the crown of thorns, and the next day began to suffer the physical marks of the passion of Christ that marked her for the rest of her life.