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St. Peter's Bones
Thomas J. Craughwell
其他書名
How the Relics of the First Pope Were Lost and Found . . . and Then Lost and Found Again
出版Random House Publishing Group, 2014-01-14
主題History / Europe / ItalyReligion / HistoryReligion / Christianity / Catholic
ISBN03079851059780307985101
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=fqJ7CJnvt8gC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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 reconstructing the grottoes below St. Peter's Basilica, a workman's shovel struck not dirt or rock but open air. After inspecting what could be seen through the hole they'd made in the mausoleum's roof, Pope Pius XII secretly authorized a full-scale excavation. What lay beneath? The answer and the adventure await. In this riveting history, facts, traditions, and faith collide to reveal the investigation, betrayals, and mystery behind St. Peter's burial place.