Apostle in a Top Hat Author:James Patrick Derum "One of the great Catholics of the 19th century! Frederic Ozanam, the hero of this absorbing novel, abandoned a successful law career to fight the rampant anti-Catholic wave that engulfed Paris after the French Revolution. And what a fighter he was! From the lowly position of substitute instructor at the Sorbonne he rose to a full professorshi... more »p. And with the influence of this position and his numerous books and newspaper articles, he finally conquered the challenge of the atheists and agnostics. But more than an intellectual leader, Frederic Ozanam was a beloved friend of the poor. He is best remembered as the founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which now has over a quarter of a million members in 18,000 parishes throughout the world."« less