“St. Peter’s Bones” Book Giveaway

“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.” – St. Augustine

Since I’ve built up a large collection of extra books and resources, every week I give some away absolutely free, no strings attached.

Each giveaway lasts seven days with a new one beginning every Friday. You can enter any time during the week. Check out my past giveaways here.


 
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Thanks to Image Books, today I’m giving away TEN copies of Thomas Caughwell’s new book, St. Peter’s Bones. The book coincides with the Vatican’s exciting decision to display St. Peter’s bones publicly for the first time.
 

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

by Thomas J. Craughwell

Image Books, 144 pages, paperback
Released on January 14, 2014

St. Peter's BonesIn 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 Christendom—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.

 


 

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The winner(s) will be randomly selected next Friday and the books will be sent out, free of charge, shortly thereafter.

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