St. Peter's Bones How the Relics of the First Pope Were Lost and Found ... and Then Lost and Found Again

Name: 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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ISBN: 9780307985095

ISBN-10: 0307985091

ISBN-13: 9780307985095

Edition: 2014

Authors: Thomas J. Craughwell

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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 exciting archaeological 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…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/14/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.20" wide x 7.95" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.264
Language: English

Thomas J. Craughwell is the author of several books on Catholic history and American popular culture, including Saints Behaving Badly, The Wisdom of the Popes, and Urban Legends.