Negotiated Sanctity: Incorruption, Community, and Medical Expertise
The incorruption of a saint’s body became a key miracle for Counter-Reformation saints, as it signaled their connection to God and therefore the correctness of the Catholic faith. Most canonized and many prospective saints in the seventeenth century were subjected to a posthumous medical examination...
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Language: | English |
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The Catholic University of America Press
2016
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The catholic historical review
Year: 2016, Volume: 102, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-25 |
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Medicine
B Zacchia B Miracle B Paolo B incorruption B Saint |
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