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James Alan Montgomery (1866-1949) was an Episcopal priest and Professor of Old Testament and Semitics, first at the Philadelphia Divinity School and then at the University of Pennsylvania

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A short historical resource that offers one of the most incredible 3 pages I have read. The travelling religious christian representative sent on behalf of the Mongol empire visits Rome and ia asked how come he has come to the Vatican. And Sauma is found requesting Papal blessing to he can return to the Mongols with approval but there is no Pope. He requests that they find some Pope to put up quickly or if his trip across the planet is in vain it might anger the Mongol rulers.

I surely recount this story wrongly but the fact that ideas take a life of their own is fascinating, and on such a scale... it dazzles.

Bar Sauma also somehow seems like a nice guy...
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yates9 | Feb 28, 2024 |

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Obras
14
Membros
186
Popularidade
#116,758
Avaliação
2.0
Críticas
1
ISBN
26

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