How do we know the bones of the 12 apostles are really them?

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I have heard when St. Peter’s bones were examined they found some animal bones and a female bone. Not sure where the person got that but just how do we know the apostles bones really belonged to them or do we just trust the early Christians who say they are?

Can the Church now have the bones examined to see if they really belonged to a man, etc like how old?

Also, people pray at the place where the bones are buried. Are they sacramentals or what are they called?
 
oneofmany said:
I have heard when St. Peter’s bones were examined they found some animal bones and a female bone. Not sure where the person got that but just how do we know the apostles bones really belonged to them or do we just trust the early Christians who say they are?

Can the Church now have the bones examined to see if they really belonged to a man, etc like how old?

Also, people pray at the place where the bones are buried. Are they sacramentals or what are they called?
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You mention the 12 Apostles so I assume that means you know where the (alleged) bones of the Apostles are. Where are they?
 
If someone claims to know where the bones of St John the Evangelist are then you can know their claims are false. We do not have any relics of St John, just as we have no relics of St Mary the Theotokos 🙂
 
and before anyone brings up the multiple heads of St John the Baptist, each one of the claimed ‘heads’ is only part of the skull, but each is displayed in a case which usually takes the shape of the complete skull, causing some to believe that each relic is a complete skull.

Bring all of them together and you will be able to assemble one skull with no bits left over.
 
oneofmany said:
Yes, this is where I got the info on the burial and the bones. I posted it on another site and that is where I got a person saying it is not proven, etc.
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Some of their relics may be found there. The truth is their relics have been distributed all over the world.
 
oneofmany said:
I have heard when St. Peter’s bones were examined they found some animal bones and a female bone. Not sure where the person got that but just how do we know the apostles bones really belonged to them or do we just trust the early Christians who say they are?

Can the Church now have the bones examined to see if they really belonged to a man, etc like how old?

Also, people pray at the place where the bones are buried. Are they sacramentals or what are they called?
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Any bones of the Apostles would be considered relics (first class relics). However, when it comes to ancient relics (e.g. bones of the Apostles) the Church has not and will never definitively authenticate them.
 
thistle said:
Any bones of the Apostles would be considered relics (first class relics). However, when it comes to ancient relics (e.g. bones of the Apostles) the Church has not and will never definitively authenticate them.
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thanks for that info. how would they even be able to authenticate them?
 
7_Sorrows said:
thanks for that info. how would they even be able to authenticate them?
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Even though the Church might believe certain bones to be authentic it can never be 100% sure which is why the Church does not authenticate ancient relics.
 
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