Praxedes ― Wife, Mother, Widow, and Lay Dominican

Spanish housewife widowed with four small children after six years of marriage. Spent her life working, rearing her children, praying, doing charity, etc. Attended three Masses daily. A great inspiration for women! 240 pgs; PB

The Rev. Father Martin-Maria Olive, O.P., was a Spanish priest and author of the twentieth century. His biography ofPraxedes: Wife, Mother, Widow, Lay Dominican records the life of Praxedes Fernandez, a heroic wife and mother whose husband died tragically in a railroad accident. Father Olive's work was originally published in 1980 by Secretariado Praxedes, Spain, with the Nihil Obstat, Imprimatur, and Imprimi Potest. It was also printed by TAN in 1987.