A General History of the Catholic Church: From the Commencement of the Christian Era Until the present time. By M. L'Abbe J.E. Darras. First american from the last french edition. With an introduction and notes by the Most Rev. M.J. Spalding. Volume I. New York: P. O'Shea. 1865. This book, "A General History of the Catholic ChurchVolume 1", by Joseph Épiphane Darras, is a replication of a book originally published before 1865. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.