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6) The incorruptibles: a study of the incorruption of the bodies of various Catholic saints and beati
Author
Publisher
TAN Books, an imprint of Saint Benedict Press, LLC
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The author shows that the incorruption of the Saints' bodies fits into neither natural or artificial mummification, but constitutes a much grerater phenomenon which is unexplained by modern science even to this day.
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 580
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The idea of saints and sainthood are familiar to all, irrelevant of religious faith. Simon Yarrow looks at the origins, ideas, and definitions of sainthood, sanctity, and saints in the early Church, tracing their development in history and explaining the social roles saints played in the ancient, medieval, and modern worlds. Along the way Yarrow considers the treatment of saints as objects of literary and artistic expression and interpretation, and...
10) Angels & saints
Author
Publisher
Christine Burgin/New Directions Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"American essayist Eliot Weinberger's new book about angels and saints." --
Author
Publisher
Lorenz
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Far more than a dictionary of saints, this beautifully illustrated book is an informative chronicle that explores the mysterious conditions of sainthood and tells the lives of the saints in a comprehensive and modern approach to this fascinating subject." -- from Amazon.com, 7/24/12.
18) Vidas de santos
Author
Publisher
Editorial Libsa
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"Detrás de las aparentemente humildes vidas de los santos que contienen este libro, se esconde la grandeza de aquellos que con su ejemplo lograron alcanzar la santidad dentro de la fe cristiana. Sus vidas son un espejo en el que mirarse para encontrar cualidades como la bondad, el sacrificio, la paz interior, la fe, el valor ante la adversidad y la fuerza moral. Las vidas de los santos son modelos para todo aquel lector espiritual, que busca el...