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[[Image:Katakombenheiliger pankratius.jpg|thumb|A relic from the [[Holy Catacombs of Pancratius]]. Image taken at an exhibition at the [[Historical Museum St. Gallen]] in [[Wil, Switzerland]]]] |
[[Image:Katakombenheiliger pankratius.jpg|thumb|A relic from the [[Holy Catacombs of Pancratius]]. Image taken at an exhibition at the [[Historical Museum St. Gallen]] in [[Wil, Switzerland]]]] |
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'''Catacomb saints''' are ancient Roman corpses that were taken from the [[catacombs of Rome]], given fictitious names and sold abroad as [[relic]]s of [[saint]]s from the 16th century to the 19th century.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1017/S0022046900012872}}</ref> They are typically lavishly decorated with gold and precious stones.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10256894/The-ghastly-glory-of-Europes-jewel-encrusted-relics.html|title= The ghastly glory of Europe’s jewel-encrusted relics|author= Christopher Howse|publisher=The Telegraph|date=22 August 2013}}</ref> |
'''Catacomb saints''' are ancient Roman corpses that were taken from the [[catacombs of Rome]], given fictitious names and sold abroad as [[relic]]s of [[saint]]s from the 16th century to the 19th century.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1017/S0022046900012872}}</ref> They are typically lavishly decorated with [[gold]] and [[precious stones]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10256894/The-ghastly-glory-of-Europes-jewel-encrusted-relics.html|title= The ghastly glory of Europe’s jewel-encrusted relics|author= Christopher Howse|publisher=The Telegraph|date=22 August 2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:55, 7 September 2013
Catacomb saints are ancient Roman corpses that were taken from the catacombs of Rome, given fictitious names and sold abroad as relics of saints from the 16th century to the 19th century.[1] They are typically lavishly decorated with gold and precious stones.[2]
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|doi=10.1017/S0022046900012872instead. - ^ Christopher Howse (22 August 2013). "The ghastly glory of Europe's jewel-encrusted relics". The Telegraph.
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