GUEST WRITER: PRESS OFFICE – VELAR-ELLEDICI

Exactly 10 years after its first edition – and on the tenth anniversary of Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s pontificate – Velar presents “Francis”, the first great illustrated biography on the first Pope of the Latin American continent. The author is Roberto Alborghetti, journalist, author, photojournalist and blogger. The preface is authoritative: it is written by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals at the time of the election of Pope Francis. The special edition comes with a box set containing four large-format volumes, with a white leather cover. “Francesco” is a unique work, which has no equal. It is divided into 500 pages, with an exceptional photographic apparatus: over 550 photographs that reconstruct the human and pastoral journey of Pope Francis.

Over 1.100,000 lines of text, 28 chapters, 500 pages, 550 photographs, months of work and researches: these are the numbers that define the “first historical and illustrated biography” about Pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the 266 th Pope of history, the first to assume the name of Francis, the first South American Pope, the first Pope belonging to the Society of Jesus.

“Francis” by Roberto Alborghetti helps us to know a “son of Italian immigrants” who became the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The volumes – “the most-awaited event for Italian publishing industry” as media stated – dig deep into the historical records and documents starting from the news about the Pope’s family, reconstructing moments and facts concerning the emigration from Italy to Argentina, specifying dates, times and procedures.

The Author writes about the childhood of the future Pope Francis, his progressive steps in education, his lung disease, his religious vocation on the backdrop of social and historical scenarios of Argentina. “Francis” also delves into the distinctive elements of cultural education of the future Pope Francis, his relations with the  world of Latin American thinkers, authors and essayists (Jorge Luis Borges, Methol Ferrè, Gera, Scannone) who drew new perspectives for South American continent. The book  contextualizes informations and news related to the evolution of social and historical periods in Argentina, as president Peron’s age. 

Unpublished testimonies help to discover Jorge Mario Bergoglio during his years at the helm of the Jesuits in Argentina, his pastoral insights, his role in saving lives during the military dictatorship (1976-1983), his experiences as rector at the Collegio Massimo in San Miguel, his presence in the “barrios” between the poor and emergencies in Buenos Aires, sharing the difficulties of the population in the years of severe economic crisis that hit Argentina at the beginning of the Twenty-First century. The others chapters are dedicated to Francis pontificate. And the story continues.

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 10 anni esatti dalla sua prima edizione – e nel decennale del pontificato di Jorge Mario Bergoglio – Velar ripropone “Francesco”, la prima grande biografia illustrata sul primo Papa del Continente latinoamericano. Ne è autore Roberto Alborghetti, giornalista, scrittore, fotoreporter e formatore. La prefazione è autorevole: è scritta dal Cardinale Giovanni Battista Re, decano del Sacro Collegio cardinalizio al momento dell’elezione di Papa Francesco. L’edizione speciale si presenta con un cofanetto contenente quattro volumi in grande formato, con copertina in pelle bianca. “Francesco” è un’opera unica, che non ha eguali. Si articola in ben 500 pagine, con un apparato fotografico di eccezione: oltre 550 le fotografie che ricostruiscono il percorso umano e pastorale di Papa Francesco.

Per info: http://www.velar.it #papafrancesco #libri #opereeditoriali #robertoalborghetti #velar