A Texas oilman. A brilliant female archaeologist. An unknown world underneath the Vatican.
In 1939, a personnel beneath the Vatican unearthed an early Christian grave. This surprising discovery launched a secret quest that would last decades a quest to discover the long-lost burial place of the Apostle Peter.
From earliest times, Christian tradition held that Peter a lowly fisherman from Galilee, whom Christ made leader of his Church used to be executed in Rome by Emperor Nero and buried on Vatican Hill. But his tomb had been lost to history. Now, funded anonymously by a rich American, a small army of workers embarked on the dig of an entire life.
The unbelievable, occasionally shocking, story of the 75-year search and its key players has never been fully told until now. The quest would pit one of the crucial 20th century’s most talented archaeologists a woman against top Vatican insiders. The Fisherman’s Tomb is a story of the triumph of faith and genius against all odds.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John O’Neill is a lawyer and #1 New York Times bestselling creator. He has spent much of his life visiting and researching early Christian sites. He’s a 1967 graduate of the Naval Academy, a former law clerk to Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, and senior partner at a big international law firm.
