John C. Vidmar, O.P. is an associate professor of history at Providence College,

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where he also serves as provincial archivist and teaches history. Prior to his work at Providence, he served as associate professor, academic dean, acting president and prior teaching history for 15 years at the

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He also taught history at

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. He has lectured extensively at the

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on the subjects of the Early Church, the Inquisition, the History of the Popes and a history of Religious Orders. Vidmar holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) from the

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in Rome, Italy, and a Master of Philosophy degree from the

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(Scotland) in Ecclesiastical History.

Books

*''The English Catholic Historians and the English Reformation 1585-1954'' Sussex Academic Press, June 2005 *''The Catholic Church Through the Ages''

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, July 2005 *''101 Questions & Answers on The Da Vinci Code and the Catholic Tradition''

, March 2006; co-authored by Dr. Nancy de Flon *''Praying with the Dominicans: To Praise, to Bless, to Preach''

, March 2008

Other published works

*"Catholics in Britain and Ireland, 1558-1829": An article from: ''The Catholic Historical Review'', the only Catholic scholarly journal in the English speaking world devoted to the history of the universal Church; founded and published since 1915 at

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References

External links

Book review of The Catholic Church Throughout the Ages from Googlebooks
* ttps://books.google.com/books?id=PWSdFWlToJYC Book review of English Catholic Historians and the English Reformation, 1585-1954 by Googlebooksbr>Video excerpt (10 min) from a lecture by Fr. John Vidmar, O.P. on the history of the Dominicans in the Eastern United States
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090108090446/http://www.providence.edu/About+PC/College+News/2005+Releases/2005+New+Faculty.htm Providence College Announces New, Full-Time Facultybr>Rev. Vidmar on Dominican House of Studies website
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