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Title: Novena del Gran Padre y Doctor de la Iglesia de San Augustin
Creator: Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros
Publication Info: Santa Fe de Bogota : Con licencia en Santafe, 1790.

Summary: This early publication of a novena includes prayers, orations, and recitations for holy days of worship.
Historical Notes: This novena titled, "Novena del Gran Padre y Doctor de la Iglesia San Agustin," was published by Don Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros in Santa Fe in 1790. The novena is thirty-eight pages and contains religious instruction regarding catholic contrition, catechisms, and prayers to be recited on certain days. The novena also contains written personal annotations on the interior cover page stating to whom it belongs. This novena is a valuable source that represents the early developments in the evolution of Espinosa de los Monteros' printing career.

Subject(s): Printing -- Colombia -- History
Early printed books -- Colombia -- 18th century
Catholic Church -- Colombia -- Novenas -- 18th century

Type: Pamphlet
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: NA
Record Number: 651