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The Life of Christ Revealed, The Visions of Blessed Veronica of Milan

$25.00

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Not By Bread Alone (The Life of Jerome Rodoreda)

$29.99

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He sailed for Western Australia possessing not much more than baking skills, musical training, unswerving faith and abundant fortitude.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eRodoreda re-entered secular society after three testing years, building a successful bakery business in central Perth. As one of the colony's earliest non-English speaking migrants, he exemplified the character of many who would follow, participating fully in its social, economic and spiritual life, and ultimately leaving a rich family legacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBy Ken Spillman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

Torres - book

$69.75

{"id":7207022559278,"title":"Torres - book","handle":"torres-book","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eThe name of Rosendo Salvado (1814-1900) has long been a synonym for Catholic missionary activity among the Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia in the second half of the nineteenth century. However, the Benedictine cleric's romantic future for the original inhabitants of the Victoria Plains, as a largely self-sufficient population of farmers and tradesmen, was doomed to disappointment. 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This work is a welcome addition to the historiography of the Church in Western Australia and of its founding fathers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-10-21T10:38:40+08:00","created_at":"2025-10-21T10:38:37+08:00","vendor":"New Norcia Museum Gift Shop","type":"Books","tags":[],"price":6975,"price_min":6975,"price_max":6975,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41587100057646,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Torres - book","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":6975,"weight":1404,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":28,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9780645543452","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/shop.newnorcia.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20251020_152618.jpg?v=1761014112"],"featured_image":"\/\/shop.newnorcia.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20251020_152618.jpg?v=1761014112","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24633728958510,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.768,"height":3600,"width":2766,"src":"\/\/shop.newnorcia.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20251020_152618.jpg?v=1761014112"},"aspect_ratio":0.768,"height":3600,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/shop.newnorcia.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/20251020_152618.jpg?v=1761014112","width":2766}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eThe name of Rosendo Salvado (1814-1900) has long been a synonym for Catholic missionary activity among the Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia in the second half of the nineteenth century. However, the Benedictine cleric's romantic future for the original inhabitants of the Victoria Plains, as a largely self-sufficient population of farmers and tradesmen, was doomed to disappointment. Likewise, his plan to establish a monastery whose Spanish monks would minister to their spiritual needs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eSalvado's final action in relation to New Norcia was to choose as his successor, Dom Fulgentius Torres (1861-1914).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eIn this ground breaking work Geoffrey Coad, retired lawyer, has provided for us a new and fascinating perspective on Torres' achievements, notably the new mission on the Drysdale River in the far north of the state.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eHe also describes Torres' monumental creation of the two secondary colleges of Saint Gertrude and Saint Ildephonsus. This work is a welcome addition to the historiography of the Church in Western Australia and of its founding fathers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

New Norcia Studies Journal 29 (2025)

$30.00

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The Marsa' Diary

$29.99

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The Life and Martyrdom of St Peter and St Paul

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