The Richest Man in Babylon Book: Summary and Review

San Francesco Borgia (Church of Saint Francis Borgia) in Catania, Italy

St. Francis Borgia Helping a Dying Impenitent, circa 1788. Painted by Francisco Goya (1746–1828). This dramatic canvas portrays St. Francis Borgia’s futile attempt to aid a dying impenitent—one who, having refused repentance, cannot receive Christ’s forgiveness. As the saint raises the crucifix in a desperate act of spiritual intervention, the demons crowding the deathbed remain eerily unmoved, their malevolent presence undiminished by the exorcism. Goya heightens this tension between salvation