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The Incorruptibles: a Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Saints and Beati Pdf FREE THE INCORRUPTIBLES: A STUDY OF THE INCORRUPTION OF THE BODIES OF VARIOUS SAINTS AND BEATI PDF Joan Carroll Cruz | 310 pages | 01 Aug 2004 | Tan Books & Publishers Inc. | 9780895550668 | English | Rockford, IL, United States You are being redirected Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Continuously popular since it first appeared inThe Incorruptibles remains the acknowledged classic on the bodies of saints that did not undergo The Incorruptibles: A Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Saints and Beati after death. Many remained fresh and flexible for years, or even centuries. After explaining both natural and artificial mummification, the author shows that the incorruption of the saints' bodies fits neither c Continuously popular since it first appeared inThe Incorruptibles remains the acknowledged classic on the bodies of saints that did not undergo decomposition after death. After explaining both natural and artificial mummification, the author shows that the incorruption of the saints' bodies fits neither category but rather constitutes a much greater phenomenon that is unexplained by modern science to this day. The author presents canonized saints, beati, and venerables, summarizing their lives, the discovery of their incorruption, and investigations by Church and medical authorities. The incorruptible bodies of saints are a consoling sign of Christ s victory over death, a confirmation of the dogma of the Resurrection of the Body, a sign that the Saints are still with us in the Mystical Body of Christ, and proof of the truth of the Catholic Faith— for only in the Catholic Church do we find this phenomenon. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. More Details Original Title. Other Editions 5. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please The Incorruptibles: A Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Saints and Beati up. To ask other readers questions about The Incorruptiblesplease sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Oct 03, Joseph rated it really liked it. I used this book as reading material for my holy hour, and it was quite the book! Jul 19, Tocotin rated it liked it Shelves: biographiesmy-own- booksnonfictionwomen-writers. Okay, so I got it. Read it. It does have its moments, which mainly have to do with the lengths some of the faithful would go to obtain a holy relic: "A number of [Saint Francis Xavier's] toes are missing, one of them having been bitten off in by a Portuguese lady named Donna Isabel de Carom, who refused to return the relic. There is more, much more of this stuff. The whole book is, in fact, mostly about pious sisters, brothers, archbishops, doctors, la I. The whole book is, in fact, mostly about pious sisters, brothers, archbishops, doctors, laymen sawing bones, chipping bones, cutting off parts of flesh, pulling on intestines, carving out hearts and whatnot. Hardly any of the saints have been left to wait for the Judgement Day in one piece. Gone forever: forget about the hands, they're made of wax, the real hands have been chopped off in the s and are kept separately. There are also various bodily fluids, mostly blood and oil, which are for linens and pieces of cloth to be dipped in and used in various cures, and as relics, of course. The oils, which sometimes are noticed seeping from the tombs, are apparently possessed of good smell. Like what, exactly? Who determines how good is the smell of this kind of effluvia, and good compared to what? It really boggles the mind. Is it something akin to fish oil they use in Thai cuisine? Fish oil smells bad, but is good for cooking, so people react well to it. Maybe they react well to the oil of saints, because they know it's something good? The most interesting part is that most of the bodies do succumb to "corruption" at the end, after 50, 75, or or more years. The Incorruptibles: A Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Saints and Beati of them seems to be truly incorrupt and not mummified either. It is also very insensitive, people of other faiths are called heathens, heretics and such, and similar phenomena of incorruption etc. Photos are of very bad quality, except for Saint Bernadette on the cover, but she is the chief of the sales department here, you understand. I would totally read a book about Donna Isabel de Carom. What the heck, I might write it one day. I just wanted to add that the author is very much mistaken about this stuff being exclusively in the domain of the Catholic Church. The Orthodox churches also know this phenomenon. Her body was also not corrupted, complete with oozing of the oils and stuff. View 2 comments. Feb 18, Amanda rated it really liked it. Very interesting information about the saints whose bodies are incorruptible. I learned a lot. Although many of the bodies did not decomposed for several hundreds of years, they later did. It upset me a little that body parts are often cut off of the incorrupt bodies The Incorruptibles: A Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Saints and Beati relics. If God allows a body to be incorrupt, who are we to cut it up? I don't get that. Jul 07, Jaime rated it really liked it. Very interesting indeed but the parts about some of the saints having pieces of their body removed for relics and some stolen for I guess what they call souvenirs really upsets me. Just my take, and yes I am Catholic. Nov 07, Elaina rated it really liked it. I am not Catholic but I am interested in death and dead things and this book caught my attention. It is exactly what it says it is, an encyclopedia of blessed corpses. I liked reading it. But I am kind of weird. Mar 27, Geri rated it it was ok Shelves: Interesting, yet in a way very creepy! Sep 24, Jaime Vicente added it. I read this wayback my highschool years and was really amazed. Then the dream of traveling to these places where the Incorruptibles are kept unfolded. Feb 10, Amanda rated The Incorruptibles: A Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Saints and Beati really liked it Shelves: religioushistoryworld-history. As a Catholic, I will admit I do not know as much about the saints as I should, so this book enlightened me much on the topic of the incorruptible saints and beati. I had heard of the phenomenon before I chose Bernadette as my confirmation namebut I had not known how often incorruptability occurred or that it seemed to occur differently for each one. Upon finishing the book, however, I am left with many questions, perhaps more than I started with, some of which show the devil's advocate in me, some of which are not answerable by the author, as follows: The author mentioned that some incorruptibles were found later to have decomposed--if they were truly incorruptible, how can this be? How can they still be considered incorruptible? Why are some saints incorruptible, while others are not? In other words, what do the incorruptibles have in common? This book was written decades ago now at the time I write my review--how many of the incorruptibles are still found to be so? Is it possible there are more incorruptibles than we are aware of, such as those who were never relocated and thus found to be incorrupt by accident? Have there ever been any incorruptible people found who were NOT Catholic saints? What were all the incorruptible saints patrons of? The author mentioned some, but not all, so I am left to wonder if some saints do not get to be patrons of a certain cause. Despite my questions, I think the author did a great job researching and briefly presenting the incorruptibles, most certainly the hardest to believe religious topic. Jan 24, Nicole rated it liked it Shelves: saintsnonfiction. I've been curious about this book for years and I've finally had the chance to read it. You can't just sit and read it through, because it's case after case after case, and they will all run together. I found it best to read about a few saints per sitting. The book's cover photo of St. The incorruptibles ( edition) | Open Library The incorruptible bodies of saints are a consoling sign of Christ s victory over death, a confirmation of the dogma of the Resurrection of the Body, a sign that the Saints are still with us in the Mystical Body of Christ, and proof of the truth of the Catholic Faith—for only in the Catholic Church do we find this phenomenon. Toggle navigation. Main The incorruptibles : a The Incorruptibles: A Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Saints and Beati of the incorruption of the bodies of various Catholic saints and beati. Mark as downloaded. The incorruptibles : a study of the incorruption of the bodies of various Catholic saints and beati CruzJoan Carroll Continuously popular since it first appeared inThe Incorruptibles remains the acknowledged classic on the bodies of saints that did not undergo decomposition after death. Many remained fresh and flexible for years, or even centuries.
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