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Title: The Incorruptibles: A Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Catholic Saints and Beati by Joan C. Cruz ISBN: 0-89555-066-0 Publisher: Tan Books & Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: November, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (12 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Nonfiction as an act of devotion
Comment: The phenomenon of "incorruptibles" -- venerated members of the Catholic Church whose bodies remain largely undecayed -- is treated here in great detail by Cruz. It's a fascinating subject, and frankly could stand even more illustration. As you read this text, it quickly becomes evident that Cruz meant this book to be a devotional work of sorts. Its language is sprinkled with formulaic expressions of praise, resulting in a sense that this is the longest holy card (sorry, there's a Catholic thing right there) you've ever read. As I read along, I found myself alternately queasily amazed and consoled by Cruz's sentiments. In the end, I closed the book still fascinated by this mystery. It's the only book in my knowledge which is close to a comprehensive look at this odd flange of Catholic history, and that alone would make it worthwhile.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent resource and truly inspiring.
Comment: I good friend of mine introduced me to the first version of this book from the late 1970s. I was intrigued from the beginning. Ironically, I was studying in Rome, Italy, at the time, so that same friend and I went on a pilgrimage in search of incorruptibles. Not only did we find them with the information provided in the book, but the photos are fantastic and amazingly accurate...or, at least as can be expected considering the subject. As my travel companion and I discovered, taking pictures of the bodies is sometimes frowned upon either because of fear of tarnishing them in some way, or simply out of respect for the saints. Nonetheless, this book will definitely stay in my collection. I highly recommend this book. You'll be amazed and inspired!
Rating: 5
Summary: You Will Be Amazed.
Comment: 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.
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Title: Eucharistic Miracles by Joan Carroll Cruz ISBN: 0895553031 Publisher: Tan Books & Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: November, 1991 List Price(USD): $16.50 |
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Title: Relics: The Shroud of Turin, the True Cross, the Blood of Januarius...History, Mysticism, and the Catholic Church by Joan Carroll Cruz ISBN: 0879737018 Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor Pub. Date: October, 1984 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Magnificent Corpses: Searching Through Europe for St. Peter's Head, St. Claire's Heart, St. Stephen's Hand, and Other Saintly Relics by Anneli S. Rufus ISBN: 1569246874 Publisher: Marlowe & Company Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Mysteries Marvels Miracles: In the Lives of the Saints by Joan Carroll Cruz ISBN: 0895555417 Publisher: Tan Books & Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: The Amazing Secret of the Souls in Purgatory: An Interview with Maria Simma by Sister Emmanuel of Medjugorje ISBN: 1579180043 Publisher: Queenship Pub Co Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.45 |
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