Joseph Girzone (1930–2015)
Auteur de Joshua: A Parable for Today
A propos de l'auteur
Joseph F. Girzone was born in Albany, New York on May 15, 1930. He received a theology degree from Catholic University of America in 1955 and was ordained a priest that same year. He retired from pastoral work in 1981 at the age of 50 because of health problems. In 1982, he self-published his first afficher plus novel, Joshua, under the imprint of his own small religious press, Richelieu Court Press. He sold the book through direct contact and word of mouth before it was brought to the attention of an editor at Macmillan. He wrote a total of ten books in the Joshua series which were adapted into the film Abandon. He also founded the Joshua Foundation in 1995. He died from a heart condition on November 29, 2015 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Séries
Œuvres de Joseph Girzone
Joshua: The Journey Home : Joshua, Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land (1993) 152 exemplaires
Jesus, His Life and Teachings: As Recorded by His Friends Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (2000) 96 exemplaires
5 Titles By Joseph Girzone : Joshua / Joshua and the Children / Joshua and the Shepherd / Joshua in the Holy Land /… 1 exemplaire
Joshua, the shepherd: a novel 1 exemplaire
Não estamos sós 1 exemplaire
Josua 1 exemplaire
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- Nom canonique
- Girzone, Joseph
- Nom légal
- Girzone, Joseph Francis
- Autres noms
- Girzone, Joseph F.
- Date de naissance
- 1930-05-15
- Date de décès
- 2015-11-29
- Lieu de sépulture
- Joshua House, Altamont, New York, USA
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Albany, New York, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Albany, New York, USA
- Cause du décès
- heart disease
- Lieux de résidence
- Albany, New York, USA
Altamont, New York, USA - Études
- St. Bonaventure University (BS|Biology|1953)
Fordham University
Catholic University (B.Th|1955) - Professions
- priest
writer - Organisations
- Roman Catholic Church (ordained 1970)
Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (ordained 1955)
Joshua Mountain Ministries
Joshua Foundation - Courte biographie
- International bestselling author Joseph F. Girzone is the creator of the popular and inspiration Joshua books, an imaginative retelling of the life of Jesus. Fr. Girzone retired from the active priesthood in 1981 and devoted his life to writing about Jesus. In 1995, he established the Joshua Foundation, an organization dedicated to make Jesus better known throughout the world. He passed away in 2015.
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