Roman church decorated with 4k skeletons
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Roman church decorated with 4k skeletons
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#2Another church decorated with skeletons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capela_dos_Ossos
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#3Memento mori (Latin for 'remember that you [have to] die') is an artistic reminder of the inevitability of death. Helps me tremendously!
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#4There are plenty of chapels and crypts filled with bone/skull walls throughout catholic Europe, the author makes it look like this is quite unique and limited to three locations which is not entirely true.
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#5Oh man I thought it was 4K as in resolution and I was confused and intrigued.
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#6There are plenty of chapels and crypts filled with bone/skull walls throughout catholic Europe, the author makes it look like this is quite unique and limited to three locations which is not entirely true.
Excuse me sir, but now you're making it look like they are ubiquitous.
Pretty sure that's not the case either.
So I appreciate this post, first time I hear of this.
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#7The previous skeletons, which were rendered in traditional HD, have been moved to a less expensive media market.
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#8There are plenty of chapels and crypts filled with bone/skull walls throughout catholic Europe, the author makes it look like this is quite unique and limited to three locations which is not entirely true.
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#9My wife and I visited this place about 20 years ago.
I remember a woman from Wisconsin laughing and proclaiming, "We Lutherans would never do anything like this!"
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#10 46. Keep death daily before your eyes.
https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/50040/pg50040-images.html#c...