Fabiola; Or, The Church of the Catacombs

Fabiola; Or, The Church of the Catacombs

By Nicholas Patrick Wiseman
Michael Caine
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Length14h 38m

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The story is set in Rome in the early 4th century AD, during the time of the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Diocletian. The heroine of the book is Fabiola, a young beauty from a noble Roman family. She is spoiled by her father Fabius, who cannot deny her anything. Fabiola seems to have everything, including a superior education in the philosophers, yet under the surface, she is not content with her life. One day, in a fit of rage, she attacks and wounds her slave girl Syra, who is a secret Christian. The proud, spoiled Roman girl is humbled by Syra's humility, maturity, and devotion to her in this situation, and a slow transformation begins, which finally culminates in her conversion to Christianity, brought on by Syra and of her own cousin Agnes, whom she adores and dotes on.

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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length14 hrs 38 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 9, 2023
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1PREFACE.
30CHAPTER X. THE ORDINATION IN DECEMBER.
2CHAPTER I. THE CHRISTIAN HOUSE.
31CHAPTER XI. THE VIRGINS.
3CHAPTER II. THE MARTYR’S BOY.
32CHAPTER XII. THE NOMENTAN VILLA.
4CHAPTER III. THE DEDICATION.
33CHAPTER XIII. THE EDICT.
5CHAPTER IV. THE HEATHEN HOUSEHOLD.
34CHAPTER XIV. THE DISCOVERY.
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6CHAPTER V. THE VISIT.
35CHAPTER XV. EXPLANATIONS.
7CHAPTER VI. THE BANQUET.
36CHAPTER XVI. THE WOLF IN THE FOLD.
8CHAPTER VII. POOR AND RICH.
37CHAPTER XVII. THE FIRST FLOWER.
9CHAPTER VIII. THE FIRST DAY’S CONCLUSION.
38CHAPTER XVIII. RETRIBUTION.
10CHAPTER IX. MEETINGS.
39CHAPTER XIX. TWOFOLD REVENGE.
11CHAPTER X. OTHER MEETINGS.
40CHAPTER XX. THE PUBLIC WORKS.
12CHAPTER XI. A TALK WITH THE READER.
41CHAPTER XXI. THE PRISON.
13CHAPTER XII. THE WOLF AND THE FOX.
42CHAPTER XXII. THE VIATICUM.
14CHAPTER XIII. CHARITY.
43CHAPTER XXIII. THE FIGHT.
15CHAPTER XIV. EXTREMES MEET.
44CHAPTER XXIV. THE CHRISTIAN SOLDIER.
16CHAPTER XV. CHARITY RETURNS.
45CHAPTER XXV. THE RESCUE.
17CHAPTER XVI. THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
46CHAPTER XXVI. THE REVIVAL.
18CHAPTER XVII. THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY.
47CHAPTER XXVII. THE SECOND CROWN.
19CHAPTER XVIII. TEMPTATION.
48CHAPTER XXVIII. THE CRITICAL DAY: ITS FIRST PART.
20CHAPTER XIX. THE FALL.
49CHAPTER XXIX. THE SAME DAY: ITS SECOND PART.
21CHAPTER I. DIOGENES.
50CHAPTER XXX. THE SAME DAY: ITS THIRD PART.
22CHAPTER II. THE CEMETERIES.
51CHAPTER XXXI. DIONYSIUS.
23CHAPTER III. WHAT DIOGENES COULD NOT TELL ABOUT THE CATACOMBS.
52CHAPTER XXXII. THE SACRIFICE ACCEPTED.
24CHAPTER IV. WHAT DIOGENES DID TELL ABOUT THE CATACOMBS.
53CHAPTER XXXIII. MIRIAM’S HISTORY.
25CHAPTER V. ABOVE GROUND.
54CHAPTER XXXIV. BRIGHT DEATH.
26CHAPTER VI. DELIBERATIONS.
55CHAPTER I. THE STRANGER FROM THE EAST.
27CHAPTER VII. DARK DEATH.
56CHAPTER II. THE STRANGER IN ROME.
28CHAPTER VIII. DARKER STILL.
57CHAPTER III. AND LAST.
29CHAPTER IX. THE FALSE BROTHER.

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