The Incorruptibles by Joan Carroll Cruz - Catholic Book, Paperback, 310 pp.
?The Incorruptibles? by, Joan Carroll Cruz has been continuously popular since it first appeared in 1977. It remains the acknowledged classic on the bodies of Saints that did not undergo decomposition after death, many remaining 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 into neither category but constitutes a much greater phenomenon ? a phenomenon unexplained by modern science even to this day. Mrs.Cruz presents a chapter on each of 102 canonized Saints, Beati and Venerables, covering their lives, the discovery of their incorruption, investigations by the Church and medical authorities, photos where available, and many other remarkable facts associated with their incorrupt bodies. These include heavenly fragrances, the exuding of holy oil and the flow of fresh blood several years after death. Also included here are the stories of Saints whose bodies were found in damp graves or whose caskets or clothing had deteriorated around their incorrupt bodies or whose bodies were even buried into lime to hasten decomposition. AMONG THE MOST FAMOUS SAINTS CONSIDERED HERE ARE: *St. Cecilia, *St. Agatha, *St. Albert the Great, *St. Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes, and many others.
