Mourning jewelry containing a finger bone from the deceased.

Mourning jewelry containing a finger bone from the deceased.

One Of The Most Famous Mummies Of The Taklamakan Desert Is That Of “Cherchen Man”. This European’s Body Was Placed In A Poplar-Wood Box, Lowered Into Narrow Shaft Grave And Left For Eternity. His Body Dates Back To 1000 Bc And Dna Analysis Has Shown

St. Maximus (Bürglen, Switzerland) “He Was Believed To Have Been An Early Christian Soldier Who Was Martyred (Hence The Armor). He Was Decorated In The Late 17Th Century And Became Associated With The Legend Of A Feral White Cat, Which Some Believed

St. Konstantious (Rorschach, Switzerland) “One Of The Finest Decorated Skeletons In Switzerland, He Has Been Present In The Church Since The 17Th Century, But Is Now Hidden Behind A Painted Cover.” &Amp;Copy;

Head Relic Of St. Deodatus (Roggenburg, Germany) “In Some Cases, Not Enough Of The Original Skeleton Was Found To Enable The Decorators To Articulate The Entire Body. That Was Apparently The Case Here, And A Wax Face And Mesh Veil Were Fashioned Over

St. Vincentus (Stams, Austria) “One Of Four Decorated Skeletons In The Monastery Church In Stams, He Raises His Hand To Hide His Face In A Gesture Of Humility.” &Amp;Copy;

St. Pancratius (Wil, Switzlerand) “He Wears Armor Because He Was Believed To Have Been An Early Christian Soldier Who Was Martyred. The Current Suit Of Armor Was Made By A Silversmith In Augsburg, Germany, In The 18Th Century. The Skeleton Was Vandalized

Konrad Ii (Mondsee, Austria) “He Is The Only One In This Group That Was Not Believed To Be An Early Christian Martyr. A Medieval Abbot Of The Town’s Monastery, He Was So Famed That When The Fad For Decorating Skeletons Became Popularized, His Bones

St. Felix (Gars Am Inn, Germany) “He Arrived At The Town’s Monastery Church In The 17Th Century And Was Credited With An Important Miracle — It Was Believed That He Saved The Town’s Market From Being Destroyed In A Fire. Because Of This, A Pilgrimage

St. Luciana (Heiligkreuztal, Germany) “One Of Four Full Skeletons Once Owned By The Nuns At The Convent In Heiligkreuztal. She Is No Longer Displayed In The Church, But Is Kept In A Small Museum On The Property.”

St. Valerius (Weyarn, Germany) “One Of The Finest Of All The Decorated Skeletons In Germany, His Relic Is Still Present In The Town’s Former Monastic Church.” &Amp;Copy;

St. Deodatus (Rheinau, Swizterland) “One Of Two Seated Skeletons Which Arrived Late In The 17Th Century In The Town’s Monastic Church. He Shows A Rare Style Of Facial Decorations, With A Wax Mask Molded Over The Upper Half Of The Skull, And A Cloth

Hand Of St. Valentin (Bad Schussenried, Germany) “This Delicate Hand Reaches Out Towards The Viewer, Holding The Shaft Of A Torch.” &Amp;Copy;

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