Begga ou l'Église sous les Mérovingiens

Author: De Maricourt, Rene
Title: Begga ou l'Église sous les Mérovingiens
Publication: Paris: H. Casterman, 1866

Description: Begga ou l'Église sous les Mérovingiens, Le Vicomte Rene De Maricourt, H. Casterman, Paris and Leipzig, 1866. 7 3/8 x 5 7/8 inches, 287 pp.

Original publisher's printed wrappers. Spine is cracked in several places only holding by string binding. Mottled front wrapper. Back wrapper has tears and some loss of text.

Essay on St. Begga who is commemorated as a saint on her feast day December 17. Some scholars believe that the Beguine movement was founded by St. Begga.

Text in French of this apparent rare book as we find only two copies held in institutions. We will include six pages of research information on St. Begga. 

Seller ID: 2152

Subject: Religion



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