The skeleton hand of St Valentin is decorated with opulent rings and expensive garments. Each skeleton took up to five years to dress, with thousands of pounds of jewels, silver and gold. They were renamed as saints, although none of them qualified for the title under the strict rules of the Catholic church which require saints to have been... - http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lightbo...
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A relic hunter dubbed 'Indiana Bones' has lifted the lid on a macabre collection of jewel-encrusted skeletons unearthed in churches across Europe. Art historian Paul Koudounaris has hunted down and photographed dozens of gruesome skeletons in some of the world's most secretive religious establishments. Incredibly, some of the skeletons, which took up to five years to decorate, were even found hidden away in lock-ups and containers. They are now the subject of his latest book, which sheds light on the forgotten ornamented relics for the first time. Thousands of skeletons were dug up from Roman catacombs in the 16th century and installed in towns around Germany, Austria and Switzerland on the orders of the Vatican.
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bummer... they are dead
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