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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Koudounaris, Paul.     Subjects     Relics -- Europe -- History -- Pictorial works.     Catacombs -- Italy -- Rome -- Pictorial works.     Christian martyrs -- Italy -- Rome -- Pictorial works.     Christian saints -- Italy -- Rome -- Pictorial works.     Christian saints -- Cult -- History.     Relics -- Europe -- History -- Pictorial works.     Death -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.     Skeleton -- Pictorial works.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Koudounaris, Paul.       by title:      Heavenly bodies : cu...       by call number:      235.2 K88h     Search the Web     Koudounaris, Paul.     Relics -- Europe -- History -- Pictorial works.     Catacombs -- Italy -- Rome -- Pictorial works.     Christian martyrs -- Italy -- Rome -- Pictorial works.     Christian saints -- Italy -- Rome -- Pictorial works.     Christian saints -- Cult -- History.     Relics -- Europe -- History -- Pictorial works.     Death -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.     Skeleton -- Pictorial works.       MARC Display

Heavenly bodies : cult treasures & spectacular saints from the catacombs / Paul Koudounaris. by Koudounaris, Paul. Thames & Hudson, 2013. Call #: 235.2 K88h Subjects Relics -- Europe -- History -- Pictorial works.   Catacombs -- Italy -- Rome -- Pictorial works.   Christian martyrs -- Italy -- Rome -- Pictorial works.   Christian saints -- Italy -- Rome -- Pictorial works.   Christian saints -- Cult -- History.   Relics -- Europe -- History -- Pictorial works.   Death -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.   Skeleton -- Pictorial works. ISBN:  9780500251959 (hc.) 0500251959 (hc.) Description:  189 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-184) and index. Contents:  Introduction: Blessed bones -- Holy bodies: relics and the Roman catacombs -- The Church triumphant: constructing the catacomb saints -- Communal property: jeweled skeletons and civic duty -- The mighty will fall: the end of the reign of the catacombs saints -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- The sites -- Index. Summary:  The chronicle of a group of extraordinary skeletons discovered in the Roman Catacombs in the late sixteenth century. Largely anonymous, they were nevertheless held to be the remains of Early Christian martyrs, and treated as sacred. Sent to Catholic churches and religious houses in German-speaking Europe to replace holy relics that had been destroyed in the wake of the Protestant Reformation, the skeletons were carefully reassembled, and richly adorned with jewels and precious costumes. They became the centre of spiritual life for many communities, yet as time passed, faith in them wavered and they were cast out as imposters, as the Catholic Church turned its back on what was once one of its treasures. This is a story that until now has been left out of the pages of both art and religious histories. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 235.2 K88h Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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