Minha Biblioteca Católica (en: My Catholic Library) is a
Brazilian publisher, aimed at the
Catholic
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public. The company distributes the content through a
subscription
The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product or service. The model was pioneered by publishers of books and periodicals in the 17th century. It ...
club.
History
Planning
The club emerged in December 2017, in
Dois Irmãos,
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...
, from the idea of three friends — among them producer Matheus Bazzo — who had a common interest: the search for quality Catholic books.
With this, my Catholic Library was conceived, operating as a subscription club with monthly sending of works to the public.
First step
The first shipment was made in January 2018 and there was quickly a high demand. In the first month, subscriptions beat the stock, requiring the closure of the site for two days.
It has printed more than three million copies, including spirituality classics, reissues of religious publications and unpublished works in the country.
Statistics
Subscribers
Since its inception, the company has counted 150,000 subscribers and has printed more than three million copies. Monthly, boxes are sent with a book related to the Catholic faith, support readings and other items. Today, the Library has 70 employees.
It is the largest religious signature club in Brazil.
Printing plant
The base is located in
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most p ...
, with the logistics service being operated in Dois Irmãos.
Works
Books
Among the published publications are ''Story of a Soul'', by
Teresa of Lisieux, ''
Theology of the Body
''Theology of the Body'' is the topic of a series of 129 lectures given by Pope John Paul II during his Wednesday audiences in St. Peter's Square and the Paul VI Audience Hall between September 5, 1979, and November 28, 1984. It constitutes ...
'', by
St. John Paul II, and ''Interior Castle'', by
Teresa d'Ávila.
Series
In 2019, the company produced the series ''Sons of
Cister'', about a group of
Cistercian
The Cistercians (), officially the Order of Cistercians (, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contri ...
monks in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul.
Video service
The production was the kickoff to the creation of Lumine TV, an on-demand video service aimed at Catholic audiences.
External links
Official website
References
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Subscription services
Brazilian books
Brazilian publishers (people)
Rio Grande do Sul
Catholic publishing companies