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St. Peter's Bones

How the Relics of the First Pope Were Lost and Found . . . and Then Lost and Found Again
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In this fascinating account of the search for the remains of the world's first pope, none other than Peter, the chief apostle of Jesus, Thomas J. Craughwell takes us on one of the most excitingarchaeological finds of the twentieth century. In 1448 a team of architects and engineers brought Pope Nicholas V unhappy news- the 1,100-year-old Basilica of St. Peter suffered from so many structural defects that it was beyond repair. The only solution was to pull down the old church--one of the most venerable churches in all of Christiandom--and erect a new basilica on the site. Incredibly, one of the tombs the builders paved over was the resting place of St. Peter. Then in 1939, while reconstructing the grottoes below St. Peter's Basilica, a workman's shovel struck not dirt or rock but open air. After inspecting what could be seen through the hole they'd made in the mausoleum's roof, Pope Pius XII secretly authorized a full-scale excavation. What lay beneath? The answer and the adventure await. In this riveting history, facts, traditions, and faith collide to reveal the investigation, betrayals, and mystery behind St. Peter's burial place.

Author Biography:

THOMAS J. CRAUGHWELL was the author ofSaints Behaving Badly,Urban Legends,Alligators in the Sewerand 222 Other Urban Legends,Saints for Every Occasion- 101 of Heaven's Most Powerful Patrons, andDo Blue Bedsheets Bring Babies?He wrote about saints for the theWall Street Journal,St. Anthony Messenger, andCatholic Digest,and discussed saints on CNN and EWTN. His bookStealing Lincoln's Bodywas made into a two-hour documentary on the History Channel. He passed away in 2018.
Release date Australia
January 14th, 2014
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
144
Dimensions
132x202x8
ISBN-13
9780307985095
Product ID
26934120

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