Relics
The not quite incorruptible Saint Bernadette of...
Among the religious figures best known in contemporary Western Christianity, few have aroused as much fascination as Bernadette Soubirous, the visionary of Lourdes who became a nun in Nevers. Her...
The not quite incorruptible Saint Bernadette of...
Among the religious figures best known in contemporary Western Christianity, few have aroused as much fascination as Bernadette Soubirous, the visionary of Lourdes who became a nun in Nevers. Her...
The golden reliquary of Sainte-Foy
The pilgrims ask the saints to intercede for all sorts of problems, but they have to be very careful what they ask when addressing Saint Foy, who seems to have...
The golden reliquary of Sainte-Foy
The pilgrims ask the saints to intercede for all sorts of problems, but they have to be very careful what they ask when addressing Saint Foy, who seems to have...
The relics of Sainte Geneviève in St-Etienne-du...
The majority of relics of Sainte-Geneviève were publicly burned during the French Revolution, but a few small surviving pieces, as well as the rock on which his tomb rested, are preserved...
The relics of Sainte Geneviève in St-Etienne-du...
The majority of relics of Sainte-Geneviève were publicly burned during the French Revolution, but a few small surviving pieces, as well as the rock on which his tomb rested, are preserved...
The language of Saint Anthony
Saint Anthony of Padua was known as the hammer of heretics and the evangelical doctor, and is considered the first theologian of the Franciscan order. He possessed all the qualities...
The language of Saint Anthony
Saint Anthony of Padua was known as the hammer of heretics and the evangelical doctor, and is considered the first theologian of the Franciscan order. He possessed all the qualities...
The Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin is one of the most famous and mysterious Christian relics. This piece of linen fabric measures 4.36 meters long by 1.10 meters wide and presents the...
The Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin is one of the most famous and mysterious Christian relics. This piece of linen fabric measures 4.36 meters long by 1.10 meters wide and presents the...
incorruptibility
Incorruptibility is a mystical phenomenon that concerns the maintenance of the physical integrity of human bodies after death. This state is seen as divine intervention, especially in the Catholic and...
incorruptibility
Incorruptibility is a mystical phenomenon that concerns the maintenance of the physical integrity of human bodies after death. This state is seen as divine intervention, especially in the Catholic and...
