The Rev. Father Martin-Maria Olive, O.P., was a Spanish priest and author of the twentieth century. His biography ofPraxedes: Wife, Mother, Widow, Lay Dominican records the life of Praxedes Fernandez, a heroic wife and mother whose husband died tragically in a railroad accident. Father Olive's work was originally published in 1980 by Secretariado Praxedes, Spain, with the Nihil Obstat, Imprimatur, and Imprimi Potest. It was also printed by TAN in 1987. --This text refers to the paperback edition.