RELICS by JOAN CARROLL CRUZ

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In RELICS, Joan Carroll Cruz describes in vivid detail the stories, history and theology of Catholic belief surrounding the veneration of many major and active relics that are revered by the Catholic Church–the Shroud of Turin, the True Cross, the Blood of Januarius, the relics of the Blessed Mother, and many more.  The role of relics in Catholic life and what the Church teaches about them are revealed and carefully documented in this unique and engrossing account. Paper.