St. Albertus
St. Valerius in Weyarn
Hand of St. Valentin
St. Benedictus
Skull of St. Getreu in Ursberg
St. Friedrich at the Benedictine abbey in Melk
St. Valentinus in Waldsassen
Relic of St. Deodatus in Rheinau
Deodatus skull relic
St. Munditia grasps a flask
In Stams, Austria
Skull of St. Getreu in Ursberg
St. Luciana
In a book titled Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs, Los Angeles photographer Paul Koudounaris brings before his lens bejeweled skeletons long-lost in the catacombs of Rome. The remains were first unearthed in 1578, when they were disbursed throughout Catholic christendom as saintly relics. But according to Koudounaris, who also penned a 2011 volume on the subject, The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses, the true identities of the skeletons remains a mystery.
Heavenly Bodies Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs by Paul Koudounaris it was released on October 8, 2013 by Thames & Hudson.
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