The Catacomb Saints – Relic Hunter Photographs Europe’s Jewel-Encrusted Skeletons
Paul Koudounaris, a history professor from California, has spent the last three years visiting ancient ossuaries and churches around Europe and photographing their macabre treasures. Among these are the Catacomb Saints, a series of jewel-encrusted skeletons said to be the remains of Christian saints. Decorated with hundreds of precious stones and several pounds of gold and […]