BFVP00-15 Brian Fleming - The Vatican Pimpernel.nfo
General Information
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Title: The Vatican Pimpernel: The World War II Exploits of the Monsignor Who Saved Over 6,500 Lives
Author: Brian Fleming
Read By: Brian Troxell
Copyright: 2008
Audiobook Copyright: 2013
Genre: Non-Fiction - History - Biography
Publisher: Audible
Abridged: No
Original Media Information
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Media: Digital
Length each: Chapterized - lossless
Source: Audible Enhanced
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Number of MP3s: 15
Total Duration: 6:51:01
Total MP3 Size: 188.88
Parity Archive: No
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Book Description
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AKA: The Vatican Pimpernel: The Wartime Exploits of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
Audible Editor Reviews
The Vatican Pimpernel tells the story of Vatican Priest Hugh O'Flaherty's
courageous operation for safeguarding escaped POWs during the 1942-44
Nazi occupation of Italy. Risking assassination attempts and constant
harassment, O'Flaherty flitted through Rome in various disguises, establishing
POW safe houses under the very nose of the local SS. Seasoned actor
Brian Troxell captures the frenetic pace of war as the clergyman pursues
his task with relentless focus and devotion. Troxell imbues O'Flaherty
with the soft-spoken humility and selflessness listeners might well
expect of one in his profession, while nevertheless delivering a performance
rife with urgency and fast-paced action.
Publisher's Summary
An inspiring true story of bravery and faith.
During the German occupation of Rome from 1942-1944, Irishman Monsignor
including Jews. Safe within the Vatican state, he regularly ventured
out in disguise to continue his mission, which earned him the nickname
'The Pimpernel of the Vatican'.
When the Allies entered Rome, he and his collaborators - priests, nuns,
and laypeople of numerous nationalities and religious beliefs - had
saved the lives of over 6,500 people.
The first new telling of this extraordinary story in decades, this book
Kappler, the Gestapo chief in Rome who ordered him killed, and who,
after the war, reconciled with the monsignor, and even asked him to
perform his baptism.
a Congressional Medal, and was the first Irishman named the Notary of
the Holy Office. His story was immortalized in the 1983 film The Scarlet
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