The Incorruptibles: A Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Catholic Saints and Beati

This is an incredible book! It is extremely well researched and very thorough. I was not at all familiar with this phenomenon until I bought this book, and I found it so fascinating. The book goes through all the [surprisingly] many Saints whose bodies have remained incorrupt - it tells a bit about their lives and about their burials. It details the finding of their bodies incorrupt and the current state of the bodies. Mrs. Cruz goes into some detail on the science behind what makes this phenomenon so utterly amazing [and obviously of Supernatural origins], but she does it in a way that remains interesting and easy to understand. This book is very faithful to the teachings of the Catholic faith and I found it incredibly faith strengthening. I think it would be difficult to maintain doubt when faced with such compelling evidence. This book is almost 30 years old now. I would LOVE to see a revision with better photography and some information on how the incorruptibles may have been investigated with modern scientific measures. Regardless, this is a fantastic book that I highly recommend to every Catholic and anyone else who is interested.

Astonishing, pictures, reading

Very inspiring. Great to see so many humans end their life so close to God and pure that their bodies were not corrupted. Reading their stories Is very encouraging in helping me to follow their example, and think more about the next life and being in a place of total good and pure love. It is helping me to be that person today, and get rid of anything that is not going to be in heaven. We can't take our mental junk into the next life. (Ex. Any negative thoughts, actions, selfishness, pride, ego type stuff. OR our physical stuff. For only good can be in the presence of God.) So many great stories, so it is easy to find people you can relate to. Eternity had to fathom, but try to imagine it. Makes whatever you are going through in this life just an opportunity to practice focusing on being who God created you to be, and offering the struggles up with Christ's sufferings so many can find salvation. See how inspired I am after reading this. It's great, and sticks with you. Go to your local store and order it as a gift for yourself, you won't regret it.

I found this book fascinating. They only part I would suggest to add is about the body of Virgen Mary. The research of the seller is just amazing, and I know when thru a lot to make it possible for english readers to understand in a simple way. It is also incredible the effort to research all this information and make a difference between the states of body to consider it an incorruptable body. I consider it a great book to read. I recommend it.

This book describes the documented cases of saints whose bodies miraculously resisted decay throughout the history of the Church. While it is a very intriguing phenomenon, the reading begins to get a bit monotonous about halfway through as many of the cases are very similar and there are a ton of them.

I actually bought this book a few years ago and read it through, and enjoyed reading it. I found it to be very interesting and informative. Then I forwarded the book to my brother. This was a few years ago. Then as time went by, I began to feel sorry I hadn't kept my copy of the book at least for reference, so now I ordered this book again here. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in anything Christian or Catholic or anything pertaining to the saints. So much in this book is remarkable and amazing.

You Will Be Amazed. "The Incorruptibles" by Joan Carroll Cruz, Tan Books and Publishers, Rockford, Illinois, On the very first page of her introduction, Joan Cruz specifies that she understands that she is treating a very special case in the preservation of the bodies of saints. First, she notes that there are three classifications of preserved bodies: (1) deliberately preserved, (2) accidentally preserved and (3) the incorruptibles. Ancient Egyptian mummies are probably the most familiar examples of deliberately preserved bodies; many of us have seen them in various museums. In her introduction, Ms. Cruz presents more details than most of us want to know about the modern techniques of embalming and its impact on the body of the deceased. (Pages 27 to 32). Accidentally preserved bodies include the more or less well known cases of bodies found in peat bogs in Denmark, Ireland and Scotland (page 32). Ms. Cruz presents the interesting case of Bremen Cathedral, Germany, where the cellar burial place tends to mummify any body left there. Experiments were run using the bodies of animals or fowls, hung in the open-windowed cellar, and the bodies of these animals became mummified. The incorruptibles, however, are those bodies which have been preserved only since Christian times and their preservation is ..."even more baffling..." since it "...seems to be neither dependent upon the manner of burial nor on the temperature or place of interment". Joan Cruz makes a case for the intervention of God as a sign of favor to His saints. The mystery is "...further compounded ... (with) ...the observance of blood and clear oils" which flow from these incorruptibles. (Page 27). Her introduction to the book is a clear and pressing statement as to why the 100+ cases she presents are different from mummifying the bodies or from accidental preservation. After her excellent introduction, Joan Cruz then presents, in chronological order, slightly more than a hundred documented cases of individuals whose bodies had been preserved from corruption after their death. In many of the cases, she provides photographs of the dead bodies, with, perhaps, the most striking and the most beautiful being that of the nun and saint, St. Bernadette Soubirous, (1844-1879), whose body has been preserved intact, "...without embalming or other artificial means", since 1879. This is a wonderful book, which will make anyone think again on his mortality, if the book is read with an open mind.

I have given away several copies of this book over the last few years because it is a topic of interest to cradle Catholics as well as those entering the Church and those simply interested in archeology and anthropology. It is fascinating. There are two saints who are not mentioned because their incorrupt bodies have recently been discovered

Livro traz excelente conteúdo e rico em exemplos de corpos incorruptos. Recomendo.

They negated life for God.But True God negates earthly life.Their Love For God outlives death. Dear Saints,You still live as a witness to the Living God

Imagine how good it is to read about the incorruptible bodies of many of our saints. Truly, their lives have been of great interest and inspiration to many!!

I found the different pieces for all the incorruptibles very informative. 4 pieces stood out for me and am looking to read more about them.

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