María of Ágreda : mystical lady in blue / Marilyn H. Fedewa.

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Front Cover; Title Page; CIP; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1 Who Is María of Ágreda?; Part One A LITTLE GIRL WITH BIG EYES 1602; Chapter 2 "Suddenly my perception expanded"; Chapter 3 "Everyone spilled copious tears"; Chapter 4 "I found myself much troubled, sorrowful and discouraged"; Part Two AMERICA'S MYSTICAL LADY IN BLUE 1620; Chapter 5 "The finest persons of any people we saw"; Chapter 6 "It is difficult to interpret ... spiritual processes, in terms of matter"; Chapter 7 "My confessors ... [were] extremely fond of these sensational topics."

Chapter 8 "An engineer came to remove the rocks with gunpowder"Part Three BIOGRAPHER OF THE HEAVENLY QUEEN 1635; Chapter 9 "A knowledge of light, holy, sweet and pure"; Chapter 10 "A most beautiful ... Queen, crowned with the stars"; Chapter 11 "The wounds of love, body and soul"; Chapter 12 "Catholic kings are not successful in the government of their countries"; Part Four ADVISER TO THE SPANISH KING 1643; Chapter 13 "The king ... commanded that I write to him"; Chapter 14 "I believe your intentions are good"; Chapter 15 "I am beside myself, Your Majesty."

Chapter 16 "I remain alone and fearful of making mistakes"Chapter 17 "Others have died for this"; Part Five THE SPANISH INQUISITION INTERROGATES THE LADY IN BLUE 1650; Chapter 18 "It felt good to my soul despite the enigma"; Chapter 19 "Angels take on more of an aerial body"; Chapter 20 "I saw them all written out in a divine handwriting"; Chapter 21 "Of the history of the Queen ... it is best to keep it a secret"; Chapter 22 "I was alone, without counsel"; Part Six Fruits of a Mystic's Labor 1650; Chapte 23 "For God's sake ... I beg you to ... avoid oppressing the poor."

Chapter 24 "I have come undone in affection"Chapter 25 "Your trials are my own"; Chapter 26 "Punish the rich and powerful people who oppress the poor"; Chapter 27 "To God, the past and future are both now"; Part Seven THE AFTER-STORY: 1665 THROUGH THE PRESENT; Chapter 28 Saint María of Ágreda?; Chapter 29 Sor María's "Poetic Theology" Banned in Paris; Chapter 30 American "Ágredistas" Revive Sor María's Cause; Afterword The Quest to Explain Mystical Phenomena in a Scientific Age; Appendix A Reference Chronology for the Lifetime of María of Ágreda; Appendix B.

Appendix C María of Ágreda's Major WritingsAppendix D María of Ágreda's Daily Schedule; Appendix E Sor María's Southwest American Presence after Her Death; Appendix F Popes and Their Terms during and after Sor María's Lifetime; Appendix G Fourteen Inspections of Sor María's Incorrupt Corpse (1667-1989); Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Back Cover.

The intriguing story of the legendary ""Lady in Blue"" will be of interest to cultural and religious historians, as well as to women who have struggled for equality against all odds.

English.

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