Heilige Anklänge: Gebete für Katholische Christen. [Sacred Echoes: Prayers for Catholic Christians].

ALBACH, J. S.

$475.00

Item Number: 147277

Germany: Julius Muller, 1850.

Rare 19th century Catholic prayer book in the German language. Octodecimo, bound in leather with stylized botanical designs stamped in blind to the spine, front and rear panels, metallic crucifixion of Jesus to the front panel, original metallic locking mechanism preserved, all edges gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Mary with the cross, illustrated with six steel plates. In very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities, an ownership signature to the front flyleaf, and some toning throughout.

The Order of Saint Francis of Assisi was founded in 1221 with the intention of allowing those who cannot enter the Franciscan First or Second Orders to enjoy experience life in a religious order bound by religious vows. The Third Order was created by Francis of Assisi, and in the nineteenth century, many new congregations adopted the Rule of the Third Order without connection to the First.