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The greatest book on marian spirituality ever written, true devotion to mary continues to inspire and guide the faithful to this day. Tan books is a traditional catholic publisher of saints lives, liturgical and devotional works, and classic titles on dogmatic, ascetical and mystical theology. Beloved by countless souls, this book sums up the entire christian life, revealing a way of holiness that is short, easy. The first has by right been imposed absolutely on all of us, because god desires it. He was known in his time as a preacher and was made a missionary apostolic by pope clement xi. It was through the blessed virgin mary that jesus came into the world, and it is also through her that he must reign in the world with this uncompromising declaration, st. The true devotion to the blessed virgin by saint louis. A work destined to become a classic of marian spirituality was published 160 years ago. From the book true devotion to the blessed virgin, by montfort publications, 1980 louis marie grignion was born in the village of montfort in brittany on 31st january 1673, but spent most of his childhood at iffendic, a small town a few miles away.
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