Elizabeth Hayes Alvarez: 1 book
The Valiant Woman
The Virgin Mary in Nineteenth-Century American Culture
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Nineteenth-century America was rife with Protestant-fueled anti-Catholicism. Elizabeth Hayes Alvarez reveals how Protestants nevertheless became surprisingly and deeply fascinated with the Virgin Mary, even as her role as a devotional figure who united Catholics grew. Documenting the vivid Marian...
