The Devil Disguised As St. Elmo The Saga of Pierre Taillandier, SJ |
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| Author:
| Sievert, Antonio R.
Sievert, Elizabeth Potter |
| ISBN: | 978-1-6678-3374-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2023 |
| Publisher: | BookBaby
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $34.99 |
Book Description:
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In "The Devil Disguised as St. Elmo" we follow Pierre Taillandier, a Jesuit priest and astronomer, to the New World and on to French India to serve as a missionary. His epic journey began in 1707 in France and ended when he reached Pondicherry in 1710. The next year, he wrote a letter about this voyage to his superior in Paris that began with these prescient words: "After God, I owe Your Reverend the happiness that I enjoy dedicating my remaining days to the conversion of Infidels."...
More DescriptionIn "The Devil Disguised as St. Elmo" we follow Pierre Taillandier, a Jesuit priest and astronomer, to the New World and on to French India to serve as a missionary. His epic journey began in 1707 in France and ended when he reached Pondicherry in 1710. The next year, he wrote a letter about this voyage to his superior in Paris that began with these prescient words: "After God, I owe Your Reverend the happiness that I enjoy dedicating my remaining days to the conversion of Infidels." Not long thereafter, while enroute to a new mission in Golconda, Taillandier mysteriously disappeared.