The mystery of the Roman catacombs: eerie ancient skeletons, covered with precious stones

The Catholic Church carries a lot of secrets. One of them - with a lot of skeletons of jewelry found in the catacombs of Rome. Scientists believe that this discovery can tell a lot about the lifestyle of religious leaders distant proshlogo.V 1578 deep under the streets of Rome was found the first underground cemetery called "Catacombs of Priscilla," in which the martyrs of the early Christian burial chambers were found. They were human skeletons, literally studded with precious stones.


later was found a subterranean labyrinth of a variety of cemeteries with its streets, squares and perekrestkami.



Scientists believe that such a rich decoration skeletons because they were regarded as the remains of Christian svyatyh.



that is why the underground city of Rome is often called "Catacombs of saints» .



worth noting that not all found the skeletons were originally covered with precious stones, some of them were decorated later, after opening katakomb.



today on a previously hidden "precious skeletons" can be viewed on Paul Kuduranisa photographer who able to lift the veil on one of the mysteries of the Catholic tserkvi.



American art been not only in Rome, but also visited a number of the most closed Evropy.





























































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