To die a thousand deaths : a novel on the life and times of Lorenzo Ruiz. / Celso Al Carunungan.

By: Material type: TextTextManila : Social Studies, [1980];copyright 1980Description: x, 198 p. : ill. 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BX 4700.R6  .C37 1980
Summary: it is set against a magnificent canvas of pageantry, intrigue and conflict between Chinese and Spaniards, Filipinos and their Spanish masters, between the Church and the State, and among the Spaniards themselves. From out of the chaos and turmoil of those amazing times, rises the noble figure of Lorenzo Ruiz, a simple clerk in the Binondo Church who, in spite of his limited learning and ordinary background, turns out to be one of the truly heroic figures in Philippine history. In the face of torture and death, his courage shines forth as he intones several times with conviction his determination to die, even a thousand deaths, rather than renounce his faith.Summary: this is a recreation of the tumultuous early 17th century in the Philippines, when Spain was just beginning to take a firm foothold in Philippine soil. The novel is filled with incredible sidelights on Philippine historySummary: The first novel written on the life of the Filipino martyr, Lorenzo Ruiz, whose beatification has been approved by the authorities in the Holy See. This is not simply a faithful narrative of the martyr's colorful and exciting life
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Isagani R. Cruz Collection Isagani R. Cruz Collection Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center BX 4700.R6 .C37 1980 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 3IRC0000001170
Filipiniana Filipiniana Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Filipiniana BX 4700.R6 .C37 1980 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3AEA2012001800

Bibliography : p. 197-198.

it is set against a magnificent canvas of pageantry, intrigue and conflict between Chinese and Spaniards, Filipinos and their Spanish masters, between the Church and the State, and among the Spaniards themselves. From out of the chaos and turmoil of those amazing times, rises the noble figure of Lorenzo Ruiz, a simple clerk in the Binondo Church who, in spite of his limited learning and ordinary background, turns out to be one of the truly heroic figures in Philippine history. In the face of torture and death, his courage shines forth as he intones several times with conviction his determination to die, even a thousand deaths, rather than renounce his faith.

this is a recreation of the tumultuous early 17th century in the Philippines, when Spain was just beginning to take a firm foothold in Philippine soil. The novel is filled with incredible sidelights on Philippine history

The first novel written on the life of the Filipino martyr, Lorenzo Ruiz, whose beatification has been approved by the authorities in the Holy See. This is not simply a faithful narrative of the martyr's colorful and exciting life

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