The Catholic Douay-Rheims Holy Bible

This is the faithful English translation of St. Jerome’s Latin Vulgate Bible (405 AD), the OFFICIAL translation of the ORIGINAL TEXTS (no longer extant!) of the Sacred Scriptures of the Roman Catholic Church – compared to the popular yet CORRUPT non-Catholic versions (KJV, RSV, NIV) and the New "Catholic" translations (such as the NAB, NRSV-Catholic Ed., and the JB) - based merely on ancient transcriptions! Revised by Bishop Richard Challoner to improve its readability without diminishing its accuracy and to include explanatory notes that are faithful to the teachings of Our Holy Roman Catholic Church. This was the only English translation of the Sacred Scriptures widely used for more than 400 years having been approved by the Church many times over, including the approbation of Abp. James Cardinal Gibbons.

This Holy Bible is covered and bounded in real Moroccan Leather which is excellent, strong yet pliable, and hard-wearing valued especially for high-quality bookbinding where durability and beauty are prized – therefore a fit material for our Sacred Book. Comes with crystal-clear illustrations (maps and engravings), family register pages, a historical and chronological index to the Old and New Testaments, a table of references, and the three Papal Encyclicals on the Sacred Scriptures of Pope Leo XIII, Pope Benedict XV, and Pope Pius XII. Digitally typeset edition with gilt edges. Pocket-size. 4 inches by 6 inches. 6-pt. font.