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Book Title: Gregory The Great: Ascetic, Pastor, And First Man Of Rome
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: George E. Demacopoulos
Publication Name: Gregory the Great : Ascetic, Pastor, and First Man of Rome
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 246 Pages
