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Bodies at the Capuchins' Catacomb, Palermo. Courtesy of Kimberly Herring
When:
Daily
Where:
Capuchins' Catacomb
Opening Hours:
Daily 9am-12pm & 3pm-5.30pm
The Capuchins' Catacomb in Palermo is one of two known 'museums' based around a naturally occurring process of mummification. Thousands of bodies line the walls of the catacomb in one of the most macabre human 'libraries' in the world.
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In the 16th century the Capuchin fathers of Palermo discovered that some bodies, once removed from their graves, showed signs of having undergone a mysterious process of natural mummification. From then until 1920, when a two-year-old named Rosalia was the last mummy to be interred, thousands of bodies were embalmed and laid to eternal rest.
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