Lilies of the Field (novel)
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Lilies of the Field is a 1962 semi-fictional novel by William Edmund Barrett
that is based on the true story of the Sisters of Walburga. It was later adapted into the film Lilies of the Field, and for the musical stage with the title Look to the Lilies
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It tells the story of a black itinerant worker who encounters a group of East German Catholic nuns who are convinced he has been sent to them by God to help them build a new chapel. Despite not being paid, he stays on to help them build a church. It is a legend that has been told for many years.
William Edmund Barrett
William Edmund Barrett was an American author.Born in New York City, he studied at Manhattan College. He married Christine M. Rollman on February 15, 1925. He worked as an aeronautics consultant with the Denver Public Library from 1941 on. He received a citation from Regis College in 1956...
that is based on the true story of the Sisters of Walburga. It was later adapted into the film Lilies of the Field, and for the musical stage with the title Look to the Lilies
Look to the Lilies
Look to the Lilies is a musical with a book by Leonard Spigelgass, lyrics by Sammy Cahn, and music by Jule Styne.Based on the novel and 1963 film Lilies of the Field, it tells the story of an impoverished group of German nuns, headed by dauntless Mother Superior Maria, who coerce on-the-lam African...
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It tells the story of a black itinerant worker who encounters a group of East German Catholic nuns who are convinced he has been sent to them by God to help them build a new chapel. Despite not being paid, he stays on to help them build a church. It is a legend that has been told for many years.