medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
At 4:25 PM +0100 3/10/02, julouis wrote:
> > Katherine of Bologna (d. 1463) Katherine is another non-decomposing late
>> medieval Italian female saint (there seems to be a disproportionate number
>> of them)
>
>Like st Jean-Marie Vianney (d.1859) in Ars (near Lyon), ste Bernadette
>Soubirous (d.1879) in Nevers and... John XXIII !
>Have someone informations about the non-decomposing saints ?
I am sure there are better sources, but the only one I have
information on is _The Incorruptibles_ by Joan Carroll Cruz. I don't
know whether it is still in print, but I believe so. The author is
very credulous and repeats every story she has heard, whether it is
substantiated by evidence or not. (And since it is a book for a
popular audience, she does not cite sources.)
There is also a popular book by a skeptic, _Looking for a Miracle_ by
Joe Nickell, which criticizes a few of these cases. He has his own
prejudices, of course, but it is still an interesting book.
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