Pre-Owned Fallen Order: Intrigue Heresy and Scandal in the Rome of Galileo and Caravaggio (Paperback) 0802142206 9780802142207

For hundreds of years the Piarist Order of priests has been known for its history of important contributions to education science and culture. Throughout Italy Spain and central Europe the order s schools evolved from shelters created to educate poor children into exclusive private academies. Thousands of children were educated at Piarist schools including Mozart Goya Schubert Victor Hugo Johann Mendel and a host of astronomers kings emperors presidents even a pope. Yet in 1646 the Piarist Order was abruptly abolished by Pope Innocent X an unprecedented step not seen since the Knights of Templar were suppressed for heresy in the fourteenth century. Fallen Order is the stunning story of the scandal that led to the Piarists collapse. Karen Liebreich spent several years researching in the order s archives and in the Vatican Secret Archive discovering a chain of complicity that went as far as Pope Innocent X himself. Although the Piarist Order was suppressed when the scandal eventually became public it was later revived and is still in existence today its turbulent past ignored. Fallen Order is a brilliant portrait of seventeenth-century Rome and the politics personal rivalries and Byzantine workings of the Vatican and the Catholic Church. CONDITION - USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining acceptable on books as long as the text is readable and markings are not excessive no missing pages. May be a former library book with usual treatments(e.g. mylar covers call stickers stamps card pockets barcodes or remainder marks). Extra components such as CDs DVDs figurines or access codes are not included. ISBN: 9780802142207 ISBN10: 0802142206 Contributors: Liebreich Karen