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Capuchin Crypt
The Catholic Church in Rome insists that the display is not meant to be macabre, but a silent reminder of the swift passage of life on Earth and our own mortality.
The Dark Side of Rome: 3,700 Bodies Displayed In a Chapel
October 31st 2013 Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows. – Pope Paul VI, Italian Pope (1897 - 1978).
Since it’s that time of year again – Halloween – I will tell you about the haunting adventure I had in Rome.
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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
