Over 30 years ago, I was able to purchase the first 5 volumes of Fernand Mourett’s A History of the Catholic Church, translated into English by Newton Thompson.
Mourett’s Histoire générale de l'Église was originally published in France between 1914-1927 in 9 volumes. Thompson subsequently translated the first 8 volumes into English, which were published by the B. Herder Book Co. between 1931-1957. This English set is over 5,500 pages in length, beginning with the birth of Jesus Christ to the Virgin Mary, and taking one through nearly 1900 years of the history of the Church that He established.
Earlier today, I discovered that Thompson’s English translation is now available online to read and/or download (all 8 volumes) via the following link:
https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfTheCatholicChurch/AHistoryOfTheCatholicChurchComplete/
Though it has been quite a number of years since I last read the first 5 volumes that are on my shelves, I recall them as being quite solid, and a valuable supplement to Philip Schaff’s 8 volume set. I am looking forward to reading volumes 6-8.
Folk who are interested in the history of the Christian Church should consider adding this set to their hard-drive.
Grace and peace,
David
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