Paladin D Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 (edited) [url="http://members.chello.nl/~l.de.bondt/IncorruptBodies.htm"]http://members.chello.nl/~l.de.bondt/IncorruptBodies.htm[/url] Found this website that has a list, including some pictures. Edited June 13, 2008 by Paladin D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTheRed Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 you simply rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I've never seen one in person, and am not sure how I would handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A Gone Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I have never studied this before. What is the story with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 +J.M.J.+ my parents are on a pilgrimage trip right now - they were to visit the incorruptible head of St. Catherine of Siena while there. how cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I have always wanted to see pics of incorrupt bodies. Thanks for sharing this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilac_angel Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote name='Revprodeji' post='1570255' date='Jun 12 2008, 10:48 PM']I have never studied this before. What is the story with it?[/quote] Joan Carol Cruz wrote a really good book on it. I have it but only browsed through it so far. The Church has a great amount of saints who have been miraculously preserved from decomposition with no scientific explanation. [url="http://www.amazon.com/Incorruptibles-Incorruption-Bodies-Various-Catholic/dp/0895550660"]The Incorruptibles[/url] You can get the book pretty cheap used. It might even be at the library (though not sure on that one), if it hasn't been burned already due to its potential to extremely benefit Catholic faith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I should add, for those of u who may find it cool, that my hubby and I saw St. Catherine of Sienna's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin D Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Found a few more websites about it: - [url="http://www.overcomeproblems.com/incorruptables.htm"]http://www.overcomeproblems.com/incorruptables.htm[/url] - [url="http://www.catholicapologetics.info/library/gallery/incorrupt.htm"]http://www.catholicapologetics.info/librar...y/incorrupt.htm[/url] - [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorruptibility"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorruptibility[/url] Also, there are a ton of videos of Incorrupt bodies of Saints on Youtube as well: - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7uPLx8PM8c"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7uPLx8PM8c[/url] - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi9_sASaMd8&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi9_sASaMd8&NR=1[/url] - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdU9SMNfodM&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdU9SMNfodM...feature=related[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Joe Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I was the chapel where St. Catherine Laboure is interred and didn't realize it. I was part of a high school group that went to France for two weeks. The Saturday before we left some of us wanted to go to Mass because we would be flying out on Sunday and wouldn't have a chance then. I was sitting in the pew looking around, and I saw St Catherine's body up front near the altar. At first, I was like, "Why is there a body next to the altar?" Then I realized what it was I was looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisChildForever Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 How come there are some Incorruptibles with corruptible parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I was just thinking about a century from now having my head on display, and I can't say that I like the idea. I wonder what St. Catherine would think about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote name='Revprodeji' post='1570255' date='Jun 12 2008, 11:48 PM']I have never studied this before. What is the story with it?[/quote] I suggest reading The Incorruptibles by Joan Carroll Cruz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilac_angel Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 (edited) Thanks for posting the link. I posted it over on the highly unfortunate Amazon Christianity forum (where anti-Catholicism is rampant...and yes, there's a Christianity forum on Amazon... I stumbled on the unfortunate place while looking at a Catholic book review...if anyone ever feels like battling Protestants, it's a great way to hone your skills!), and so far the results don't seem to be negative. Just the typical defensive weirdness like "that's morbid" from Protestants or Mormons so far, but other than that, I think it has helped. Shows how much logic they have -- showing miraculously preserved saints is the opposite of morbid...it shows that they're still gloriously alive, beautiful, and well in God's Kingdom, rather than decomposed. It just makes them uncomfortable that they're all Catholics who have been preserved. Edited June 13, 2008 by lilac_angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortify Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 It seems sort of strange to put a saint's body behind a glass wall, and some of the bodies of saints appear to be slowly decomposing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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