Heaven Can Wait: Purgatory in Catholic Devotional and Popular Culture [Hardcover ed.] 0195382021, 9780195382020

After purgatory was officially defined by the Catholic Church in the thirteenth century, its location became a topic of

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Heaven Can Wait: Purgatory in Catholic Devotional and Popular Culture [Hardcover ed.]
0195382021, 9780195382020

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