The Victories Of Rome - Softcover

Kenelm Digby Beste

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371312396 ISBN 13: 9780371312391

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

The Victories Of Rome by Kenelm Digby Beste. The Victories Of Rome is a lecture that traces the long history of the Catholic Church's triumphs over paganism, heresy, state power, and revolutionary movements, arguing that Rome has been the spiritual and political center safeguarding civilization. Beginning with the early Church, the work contrasts Rome's ecclesiastical leadership with the ruins of pagan power, recounting how the Church defeated heresy through patient persecution and martyrdom, and how papal authority shaped Europe. It details conflicts with temporal rulers—investiture, the Gregorian reform, and the later Avignon captivity—leading to a sustained assertion of the Pope's spiritual supremacy and independence of the Holy See. The narrative moves through the Reformation, the sack of Rome, and the French Revolution, culminating in support for the modern papacy under Pius IX and the Church's defense of Christian civilization. The work presents Rome's victories as providential, underscoring the continuity of Christendom under the guidance of the Holy See.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371312396
• ISBN 13: 9780371312391
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 58