Roses, Fountains, and Gold: The Virgin Mary in History, Art, and Apparition

by John Martin

Book by Martin, John

300 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1998

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Reviews

[Tor Pothecary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of a mundane book that talks a lot about Mary but has little in it that is particularly inspiring or thought provoking. I had a few minor gripes with this book, including the fact that it begins with a Bible quote using the KJV (Protestant translation), which strikes me as odd because it's written from a Catholic narrative. Also, I felt like it dealt mostly with apparition, not a bad thing in itself, just uninteresting for me. It's not a terrible read, but honestly, if you want to read about Mary, just stick to the classic works by Saint Alphonsus Liguori, and you'll get a lot more out of it.