This exceptional Douay-Rheims Bible edition brings together the finest elements of three historic Catholic printings, faithfully restoring the beauty and authority of Sacred Scripture as it has been read for generations. The Old and New Testaments are drawn from the revered 1899 John Murphy Company edition of Baltimore, bearing the Imprimatur of James Cardinal Gibbons and revised by the Servant of God, Bishop Richard Challoner, in careful comparison with the Latin Vulgate.
The biblical text, along with the Historical and Chronological Index, has been meticulously retypeset to reproduce the original 1899 Gibbons edition with complete fidelity. Set in the classic Century Expanded font used in the original publication, the text has been recreated line by line to preserve its historic layout and readability. Family Register pages have also been digitally retypeset and redrawn.
Enhancing this edition are eleven fully colored maps, hand-redrawn from the 1911 Wm. A. Leiter Co. edition, and thirty-two beautifully restored engravings from the 1941 Douay Bible House edition. These engravings illustrate key moments in biblical history, with captions carefully corrected to correspond accurately with the Scripture text. Included as well are three significant papal encyclicals emphasizing the importance of Sacred Scripture: Providentissimus Deus by Pope Leo XIII, Spiritus Paraclitus by Pope Benedict XV, and Divino Afflante Spiritu by Pope Pius XII. This edition stands as a scholarly, devotional, and historical treasure for Catholics devoted to the Church’s scriptural heritage.
Douay-Rheims Bible Details:
- Douay-Rheims Bible combining three historic Catholic editions
- Old and New Testaments from the 1899 Gibbons edition
- Revised by Bishop Richard Challoner in comparison with the Latin Vulgate
- Faithfully retypeset using the original Century Expanded font
- Historical and Chronological Index included
- Digitally restored Family Register pages
- Eleven fully colored maps redrawn from the 1911 edition
- Thirty-two remastered biblical engravings from the 1941 edition
- Includes three papal encyclicals on Sacred Scripture
- Ideal for study, devotion, and appreciation of Catholic tradition
