Top 10 places where death is breathing
24. 10. 2016- Chapel of Martyrs, Otranto, Italy
In the ossuary of the chapel, the victims of the massacre from 1480 are buried for eternal sleep; her memory is reminiscent of a high altar with golden candlesticks. The most famous victim of the massacre was Antonio Primaldo, who lost his head in the Turkish invasion. As soon as his head touched the ground, he was supposed to fall to his knees and endure in this position, without anyone being able to move him, until the last man died.
- Saint Martin, Venice, Italy
This place is one of the largest in terms of the number of human remains. The bones are stored very carefully here; like books in a library. The number of deceased persons is 3893.
- St Hilaire Cemetery, Marville, France
Probably one of the most extravagant bone collections in the world. It combines beauty and simplicity. It is unique in that the skulls are placed in small boxes with funeral inscriptions.
- Cathedral of Nossa Senhora to Carmo, Faro, Portugal
The walls and ceiling of this ossuary are lined with the remains of the members of the Order of the Carmelites. The floor is paved with the tombstones of the dignitaries and priors.
- Chapel of St. Michael, Hallstatt, Austria
This ossuary was famous for its painted skulls. Almost all are male; they adorned the women who survived their men. However, the remains were first bleached in the sun (it was necessary to free the place at the local cemetery) and only then decorated and stored in the ossuary of the chapel.
- Cemetery All Saints Church, Sedlec, Czech Republic
One of the most famous ossuaries in the world. It is unique in its decoration and bone decorations. The most impressive is the giant chandelier.
- Santa Maria della Catena, Palermo, Sicily
This lady in a cap can be found in the crypt of the monastery of Santa Maria della Catena. She is one of four virgins standing on a ledge holding palm leaves as proof of the triumph of faith.
- Vincenzo Piccini, Chiesa dei Morti, Urbanie, Italy
He is the only dressed mummy in this ossuary and is dressed in the monk's robe of the Brotherhood of Buona Morte, on which he has a silver badge of death.
- Saint Pancras, Church of St. Niklaus, Wil, Switzerland
Until the end of the sixteenth century, she was dressed in the robes of nuns, but she was better treated after being transferred to Wil, and she was dressed in a beautiful golden armor.
- Saint Gracian, Waldsassen, Germany
This mummy boasts a suit made of fine fabric and jewelry; it is convenient because he died a martyr. He died for his faith, and that is why he stands above the chalice with dried blood.