November 3, 2013 - Catacomb Saints

CaliforniaMama · 11-03-2013, 10:42 PM

The “catacomb saints,” complete skeletons of alleged martyrs, were revered holy objects considered by 16th- and 17th-century Catholics as local protectors and personifications of the glory of the afterlife. It is believed that the Vatican sent at least 2,000 skeletons to churches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where Martin Luther began the Protestant movement.

Read more at the Smithsonian

SPUCK · 11-04-2013, 12:19 AM

Gross.

I can see why Martin Luther started looking for something different..

11-03-2013, 10:42 PM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	November 3, 2013 - Catacomb Saints The “catacomb saints,” complete skeletons of alleged martyrs, were revered holy objects considered by 16th- and 17th-century Catholics as local protectors and personifications of the glory of the afterlife. It is believed that the Vatican sent at least 2,000 skeletons to churches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where Martin Luther began the Protestant movement. Read more at the Smithsonian

11-04-2013, 12:19 AM	#2
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Gross. I can see why Martin Luther started looking for something different..

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