Via Crucis del Beato Leonardo di Porto Maurizio, Minore Osservante Riformato del Ritiro di S. Bonaventura
Roma: Bombelli, 1813. Second edition. Hardcover. 12mo. xxxvi,3],pp. Original paper-covered boards. Handwriting in black ink by previous owner on verso of free front endpaper and on margin of last page. Illustrated with 14 (Stations of the Cross - * see below) engravings of Jesus' suffering on the way to crucifixion. The author Leonardo da Porto Maurizio (1676-1751) was an Italian priest who was proclaimed a saint by Pope Pius IX in 1867. He created and promoted "The way (stations) of the cross." Eventually the 14 Stations of the Cross became an important catechetical tool, and the popularity of this devotion inspired some of the greatest examples of medieval Christian art. Age wear and abrasions on binding. Spine with tear, cracks and chips. String binding not tight. 1 plate loose. Text in Italian with 2 pages in Latin. Binding in fair, interior in good to very good condition. g. Item #21839
First Station - Jesus is condemned to Death / Second Station - Jesus is made to bear His Cross / Third Station - Jesus falls the first time under His Cross / Fourth Station - Jesus meets His Mother / Fifth Station - Simon the Cyrene helps Jesus carry His Cross / Sixth Station - Veronica wipes the face of Jesus / Seventh Station - Jesus falls the second time / Eighth Station - Jesus speaks to the daughters of Jerusalem / Ninth Station - Jesus falls the third time / Tenth Station - Jesus is stripped of His garments / Eleventh Station - Jesus is nailed to the Cross / Twelfth Station - Jesus dies on the Cross / Thirteenth Station - Jesus is taken down from the Cross / Fourteenth Station - Jesus is buried in the sepulchre.
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