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To Desire Eternal Life (1998)

Paperback: 172pp

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Saga of Saints Popes it needed the martyr’s heroismBy Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undsets renown is almost exclusively the fruit of her masterworks of historical fiction, Kristin Lavransdatter and The Master of Hestviken. And justly sofor they achieve that hallmark of their genre: authenticity. Saga of Saints, the account of Christianitys introduction into Norway and those responsible for defending its development, shows the inspiration for that authenticity. From her magnificent opening essay, The Coming of