Ossuaires, catacombes, chapels d’os... call them as you want, but these places that give the chicken flesh are actually superb constructions of bones
It was a time when the use of the bones of a deceased was a legitimate means for religious institutions to honour the dead. This is how bones and catacombes In the churches turn day. These places were especially useful when plague raged in Europe to store bones while the place was rare in cemeteries.
In the photos below, you will see that these bones have been used in a practical and artistic manner. Walls, pillars, towers, altars and even chandeliers were built using bones and skulls. These came from monks, nobles, people suffering from illness and even children. However, the part of the body that was most often preserved was the skull , much stronger.
Many people find it odd to visit bones as you can visit any museum or building, but exploring catacombs is not necessarily morbid. It can indeed give the chicken flesh but it is also a fascinating way to learn more about history the city and the place in question.
Skudowa Zdroj, Czermna, Poland
Capela Dos Ossos, Evora, Portugal
Ossuaire de Sedlec, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Catacombes of San Francisco Basilica, Lima, Peru
Church Santiago Apóstol, Peru
L’Municipal, Paris, France
Ossuaire de l’Eglise St. Jacques, Brno, Czech Republic
Church Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, Rome, Italy
Note that you can visit the catacombs of Rome .
Hallstatt bone chamber (Beinhaus), Austria
Nossa Senhora Do Monte Do Carmo, Faro, Portugal
Saints Martyrs of Otrante, Italy
Ossuaire d’Eggenburg, Austria
Church of St. Ursula of Cologne, Germany
Ćele kula (skull turn), Niš, Serbia
Church of Santa María de Wamba, Valladolid, Spain
Would you venture into these places? Do you know others as beautiful/ frightening?
Photo source: BP
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