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008			991018s1980 enka b 10110 eng
040			_erda
050			_aBX 4700.R6 _b.C37 1980
100			_aCarunungan, Celso Al _937839
245		0	_aTo die a thousand deaths : _ba novel on the life and times of Lorenzo Ruiz. / _cCelso Al Carunungan.
264			_aManila : _bSocial Studies, _c[1980];copyright 1980
300			_ax, _b198 p. : ill. _c26 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aBibliography : p. 197-198.
520			_a 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.
520			_a 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
520			_aThe 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
650			_a Christian biography. _2sears _937840
650			_aMartyrs _2sears _937841
650			_aSaint Lorenzo Ruiz _zPhilippines. _2sears _966292
942			_cFIL
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