Tag: burials
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The Tongue That Would Not Rot: Saint Anthony’s Incorrupt Relic Padua, Italy — April 8, 1263 When Franciscan friars opened the creaking, ageing stone tomb of Saint Anthony of Padua, thirty-two years after his death, they expected to find decayed bones, but what they discovered would become one of medieval Christianity’s most unsettling and inspiring…
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In the suffocating darkness of a Swedish lake, where no sunlight has touched the bottom for eight millennia, wooden stakes pierced through ancient skulls tell a story of violence so brutal it defies explanation. These mounted heads are evidence of ritual from a time long forgotten. Here, in waters dark as dried blood, an atmosphere…
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In the quiet northern English city of York, cobbled streets wind past quaint tea shops and an imposing cathedral. As tourists wander around the city, they are largely oblivious to what lies beneath their feet. But archaeologists know better. You see, York’s soil hides secrets—bloody, brutal secrets that involve headless gladiators buried deep underground. This…