A compendious abstract of the history of the church of Christ, [electronic resource] : from its first foundation to the eighteenth century. With a faithful and circumstantial account of the Acts of the Apostles; of the Lives of the Primitive Christians; of the general Persecutions raised against them by the Pagan Emperors; of the Oecumencial Councils; of the Chief Pastors; of the Condemnation of ancient Heresies; of the defective Systems of Pagan Philosophy; of the Dispersion of the Jews, the Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, and the vain Attempt of the Emperor Julian to rebuild it; of the Downfal of Idolatry; of the Suppression of Schisms; of the Conversion of Nations; of the Rise of Mahometanism; of the Crusades; With Several Other Remarkable Events And Occurrences. Illustrated With A brief Detail of the eminent Virtues and Apostolic Labours of the holy Fathers, learned Doctors, ecclesiastical Writers, renowned Martyrs, and other great Saints, who have flourished in every Age down to the present, &c. By the Rev. William Gahan, O. S. A.