The Pearl of Great Price
A short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.
Podcasting since 2021 • 352 episodes
The Pearl of Great Price
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Sep 14 Dom Perignon, Monks and Wine Making
Now the most famous champagne is named in his honour, Pierre Perignon was a Benedictine Monk who perfected the method of making sparkling wine
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Season 9
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Episode 14
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7:58
Sep 13 Dostoevsky and the Brothers Karamazov
The final novel of Dostoevsky is possibly his most famous - the Brothers Karamazov. Wrought out of terrible grief and struggles with faith after the death of his three year old son Aloysha. One of Russia's greatest novelists has pro...
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Season 9
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Episode 13
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15:22
Sep 12 Richard Challoner - leading in an hostile environment
Bishop Richard Challoner has been called the most influential English Catholic of the 18th Century. It was an uneasy time before Catholic Emancipation laws and least safe in London. The Catholic Church was still illegal after Queen Elizab...
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Season 9
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Episode 12
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13:30
Sep 11 Defender of Slaves and indigenous peoples - De La Casas
Bishop Bartholomew De La Casas chronicled the terrible atrocities that Spanish colonists carried out on the indigenous people of Central and South America. He was appointed protector of the Indians by the Spanish Legal Establishment, His ...
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Season 9
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Episode 11
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11:18
