The Incorruptibles, Joan Carroll Cruz
The Incorruptibles, Joan Carroll Cruz
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The Incorruptibles
A Study of Incorruption in the Bodies of Various Saints and Beati

Author: Joan Carroll Cruz

Narrator: Kevin O'Brien

Unabridged: 9 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: TAN Books

Published: 10/06/2021


Synopsis

Continuously popular since it first appeared in 1977, The 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. 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 102 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe on June 23, 2021

"The Incorruptibles" is an amazing book that describes the 102 Saints' exhumed bodies that have no decay. These are probably the most scientifically impossible modern day miracles to try to explain away. The natural preservation of these Saints' bodies after being dead many, many years is a particul......more

Goodreads review by Kara ✨ on January 02, 2023

I finally finished this book after months of reading about a few saints a day. I now have many more beautiful and brave saints to look up to. What I thought I’d learn from this book: how to be a better Catholic, cool stories of amazing people. What I did learn: how brutally and unceasingly Catholics h......more

Goodreads review by Leslie on June 17, 2021

The author has done the research well so we can learn about and appreciate the many incorruptible saints over the years. We may not know why God chooses to preserve some, but that he does is indisputable.......more

Goodreads review by Joel on November 26, 2024

Interesting, but very dry. This is written as an academic study, so it is well sourced and has an extensive bibliography, but whatever article I was reading that said this would be a fun read was incorrect. This extensive list of Catholic saints whose bodies were, for a time, incorruptible (meaning......more

Goodreads review by Christine on March 07, 2022

Well, this book basically proves that the Catholic Faith is the real deal. I know of no, incorruptibles in any other faith. Fascinating! These Saints also often exude fluid, sweat, a blood all healing for the faithful. It also shows us that as Our Lord gives Himself in the Eucharist, that the body a......more