The last cato : a novel / Matilde Asensi ; translated by Pamela Carmell.
By: Asensi, Matilde.
Contributor(s): Carmell, Pamela [tr.].
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BookPublisher: New York : Rayo, c2006Description: 458 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780060828578; 0060828579.Uniform titles: Ultimo catón. English Subject(s): Christianity -- Fiction | Religious articles -- Fiction | Brotherhoods -- Fiction | Christianity -- Fiction | Religion -- Fiction | Brotherhoods -- FictionDDC classification: 863/.64 Summary: Assigned by the Roman Catholic Church to examine a corpse with tattoos connected to the seven deadly sins, Dante's "Divine Comedy," and the True Cross, Vatican paleographer Ottavia Salina embarks on a treacherous journey from Rome to Antioch investigating the secrets of a brotherhood that has hidden the Cross for centuries and is stealing its scattered fragments from ancient Christian cities.
Translation of: Ultimo catón.
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Assigned by the Roman Catholic Church to examine a corpse with tattoos connected to the seven deadly sins, Dante's "Divine Comedy," and the True Cross, Vatican paleographer Ottavia Salina embarks on a treacherous journey from Rome to Antioch investigating the secrets of a brotherhood that has hidden the Cross for centuries and is stealing its scattered fragments from ancient Christian cities.
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