Bejeweled Skeletons of Forgotten Martyrs

That’s one impressive way to go out (despite being forgotten)…

In his new book, art historian and author Paul Koudounaris elucidates the macabre splendor and tragic history of Europe’s catacomb saints

via Meet the Fantastically Bejeweled Skeletons of Catholicism’s Forgotten Martyrs | History | Smithsonian.

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