Death Comes for the Archbishop Mortality Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

[The] next morning the old Archbishop lay before the high altar in the church he had built. (9.8.6)

At the end of the book, Willa Cather makes good on her promise. Death comes for the Archbishop, and we the readers get to reflect on all of the things we've seen Latour do in this book. There's something about death that really makes you want to look back and wonder about what someone's life has meant.