The Autumn of the Patriarch
Who is The Papal Nuncio from The Autumn of the Patriarch and what is their importance?
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The Papal Nuncio, who is the head of the Pope's mission in the nation, is asked to declare the General's deceased mother, Bendicion Alvarado, a saint. He refuses to do so, declaring the miraculous picture on her bed sheet is actually just a cheap paint job. Nuncio is run out of the nation and sent adrift on a raft in major sea lines.
The Autumn of the Patriarch