Jewelled Skeletons, 1600s

St. Alexander

‘Taken from the catacombs of Rome in the 17th century, the relics of twelve martyred saints were then attired in the regalia of the period before being interred in a remote church on the German/Czech border.’

- Immortal, Toby de Silva

St. Vitalian

St. Victorius

St. Maximus

St. Maximinus

St. Gratian

St. Deodatus

St. Theodosius

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All images by Toby de Silva

Thank you to Toby de Silva

December 10th, 2011

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2 comments to Jewelled Skeletons, 1600s

• Dan

  December 10, 2011 at 11:39 am · Reply

  Hi,

  Thanks for this. Where can we see these skeletons?

• Miss Romwell

  December 10, 2011 at 5:21 pm · Reply

  There was a big feature on these skeletons, including a few more such as one in full armour, in the June edition of Fortean Times. Not so many pictures, but a good chunk of the article can be found here- http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/5560/bones_with_bling.html