{"product_id":"majesty-and-beauty-hardcover","title":"Majesty and Beauty - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Op Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Basilica of San Clemente is a short walk from the Colosseum in Rome, and over the centuries, it has drawn countless pilgrims and visitors. But in the middle of the nineteenth century, it captured the astonished attention of the whole world when a forgotten fourth-century basilica was unearthed beneath it--and, under that, even lower down, a pagan temple dedicated to the god Mithras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMajesty and Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul Murray, OP, uncovers for us, layer by layer, the story of this basilica, one of Rome's most beautiful and important churches. It is a story constructed in stone and art, from Mithraic temple to early Christian basilica to the present living place of worship--a place universally celebrated for its magnificent twelfth-century mosaic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout these pages, the author invites his readers to set out with him on a journey of discovery into the lost and found worlds of San Clemente's pagan and Christian past. \u003ci\u003eMajesty and Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of artistic and spiritual adventure, distinguished throughout by a fine grasp of the latest scholarship and by truly stunning images of the works of art in the basilica, presented in full and splendid color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFather Paul Murray, OP, an Irish Dominican friar, lives in Rome, where for over thirty years he taught courses on the literature of the Western mystical tradition at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum). He has published many books, including \u003ci\u003eSaint Catherine of Siena: Mystic of Fire, Preacher of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Journey with Jonah: The Spirituality of Bewilderment\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eScars: Essays, Poems, and Meditations on Affliction\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAquinas at Prayer: The Bible, Mysticism, and Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eGod's Spies: Michelangelo, Shakespeare, and Other Poets of Vision\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9.99 x 8.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56439570006321,"sku":"9781685783310","price":43.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/fBFeCna-Tj9781685783310.webp?v=1790189810","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/majesty-and-beauty-hardcover","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}