Holy Places: Sacred Sites in Catholicism

A great gift for Catholics and others. This book and especially their book on Novena prayers are two of the most precious books I've ever seen!

Holy Places is a visual delight, filled with gorgeous color photographs of 10 sacred sites around the world. It is a book about saints, prayer, miracles and recovery, art and religious history and architecture. The reader is transported to ancient Ireland, Italy, Spain, France, Mexico and New Mexico. The book is a pilgrimmage into Catholic history and devotion. I gave a copy to my elderly aunt who called me to say that she had just been to Italy and Mexico and was about to travel through Spain -- that reading the book was as good as being there (and by the way, she would try to make it to Chimayo, New Mexico). It is a concise and richly crafted book on some of the most famous holy places in the world. Who might like this book?TravellersSpiritual seekersPilgrimsArtists & art loversChildrenHistorians Lovers of religious relicsPeople who like picturesI highly recommend this wonderful book.

It really is a good book; lots of pix. The book description tho' says there's a chapter on the Gargano caves in Italy where St Michael appeared. THAT is not in the book I received. That's why I gave it 4 out of 5 stars. I'd like to see a sequel with the Gargano caves and Fatima and San Miguel Milagro in Mexico and the Holy Sepulchre among others.