The Roman Martyrology Set Forth by the Command of Pope Gregory XIII., And Revised by the Authority of Pope Urban VIII (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Roman Martyrology: Set Forth by the Command of Pope Gregory XIII., And Revised by the Authority of Pope Urban VIII S. John, in the two last chapters of his tical book, commonly called his Apocalypse, or Revelation, makes mention of a glorious city, which he calls the New Jerusalem, which he says he saw coming down out of heaven from God, and the angel that showed him this city, told him it was the spouse of the Lamb. (chap. Xxi. Ver. So as none can doubt, but that by this city is mystically represented the Church mili tant upon earth, which came down from heaven. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.