I saw a pic of a bone shrine or castle of bones, know where to look?

Question

lots of bones and skulls, it could have been a church, I saw it on a tourist site.

Answer 1

There is a crypt decorated with the bones of monks in Rome. I visited it a couple of years ago - see link:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/tapholov/pages/bones.html

Answer 2

Could be the Cappuchin crypt just off Barberini in Rome, consisting of 5 chapels where the ceilings and walls are decorated with patterns made from bones and skulls of the monks. The final one has the inscription "what we are now you will become, what you are now we once were". Also possibly some of the catecombs, possibly those of San Genaro in Naples. I'm sure there are other sites around Europe though.

Answer 3

There are a few ossuaries in this country as well, such as that at The Holy Trinity Church in Rothwell, Northamptonshire www.rothwellholytrinity.co.uk Famous international ossuaries include Palermo's Cappuccin Crypt and Kutna Hora's ossuary in the Czech republic.

Answer 4

Look up ossiary and catacombs. There are several, some in monistaries. To save space, they often buried people, then dug up the bodies later and put the bones into an ossiary.

Answer 5

The Ossuary of Sedlec, is in the Czech Republic, in a town called Kosice. (spelling of town unsure). Type in Ossuary Sedlec and they have their own web site. It really is a most fascinating place.

Answer 6

There are several places like this all over Europe - I have heard of them in Spain, Italy and Czech Republic.

Answer 7

Sedlec it is a church Czech Republic.Bones of forty thousand people kept there

Answer 8

I believe a Church in Italy. Almost certain it was Catholic.