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The Feast of All Saints is a historical novel by American author Anne Rice published in 1979 by Simon & Schuster. [1] Plot summary. This novel is about the gens de couleur libres, or free people of color, who lived in New Orleans before the Civil War.
Nov 11, 2001 · With Robert Ri'chard, Peter Gallagher, Gloria Reuben, Jennifer Beals. Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression.
Jan 1, 2001 · The Feast of All Saints is one of the most beautifully written books I have read. The story focuses on the lives of the gens de colour, free people of color in antebellum New Orleans, who created a rich and highly cultured society in the midst of prejudice and the world of slavery.
All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints, and Hallowmas, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the Church, whether they are known or unknown.
Sep 12, 1986 · by Anne Rice (Author) 4.5 381 ratings. See all formats and editions. In the days before the Civil War, there lived a Louisiana people unique in Southern histroy. Though descended from African slaves, they were also descended from the French and Spanish who enslaved them.
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The Feast of All Saints. 2001. 3 hr 20 mins. Drama. R. Watchlist. Adaptation of Anne Rice's novel set in 1840s New Orleans tells the tale of a mixed-race freeman...
The origin of the festival of All Saints celebrated in the West dates to May 13, 609 or 610, when Pope Boniface IV consecrated the Pantheon at Rome to the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs; the feast of the dedicatio Sanctae Mariae ad Martyres has been celebrated at Rome ever since.
