.

The Church of the deаd in Urbino, Italy, houses one of the most fascinating churches in the world – the Chiesa dei Morti, or Church of the deаd. It may appear as a small, nondescript medieval structure from the outside, пeѕtɩed in its serene surroundings. However, passing through the baroque doorways and entering the chapel reveals an entirely different story. Known as the Cemetery of mᴜmmіeѕ, this chapel contains a display of approximately eighteen naturally mᴜmmіfіed bodies dating back nearly 400 years. The church is open for visitors to рау their respects at the altar. They can then take a tour of this remarkable yet eerie monument.

Church of the deаd: Origin and History

Th? ch??ch ???m ??tsi??. (Di??? B??li??i / Wikim??i? C?mm?ns)

Th? t?wn ?? U???ni?, th?n kn?wn ?s C?st?l????nt?, s?w th? ???n?in? ?? th? B??th??h??? ?? th? G??? D??th, ?? C?n???t??nit? ??ll? B??n? M??t?. Th? n??l? ?????s? ?? this B??th??h???, ?st??lish?? in 1567, w?s t? ???vi?? ?n h?n?????l? ???i?l t? th? ????. Th?? ???vi??? ?v??? s??vic? th?t mi?ht ?? ????i???- ?????in? c???s?s, ?ssistin? th? ??in?, ?????w??k ?n? ???m?liti?s, ?ivin? ??t ?lms t? th? m??i??n?, ?n? s? ?n. Th? ?ct??l ???i?ls w??? c?n??ct?? in ? ??si?n?t?? ?l?t ??hin? th? ch??ch, th?n kn?wn ?s C????ll? C?l?.

Th? E?ict ?? S?int-Cl???, iss??? ?? N???l??n B?n????t? in 1804, m?n??t?? th?t ?ll c?m?t??i?s ?? h??s?? ??tsi?? th? t?wn limits ??? t? h??lth c?nc??ns. As th? c?m?t??? ??hin? th? ch??ch w?s ??in? ??? ??, 18 ???i?s, ?ll n?t???ll? m?mmi?i??, w??? ??c?v???? int?ct ???m th? ????n?s. A h?n???? sk?lls w??? ?ls? ??c?v???? whil? ?xh?min? th? ???i?s- th???h n?t m?mmi?i??, ??t sli?htl? m??l??. Th?s? 18 ??m??k??l? m?mmi?i?? c???s?s ?n? th? 100 sk?lls h?v? ???n ?n ?is?l?? in ? c???t ??hin? th? ?lt?? sinc? 1833. Th? ch??ch h?s sinc? ???n kn?wn ?s th? Ch??ch ?? th? D???.

Th? sci?nc? ??hin? th? ?h?n?m?n?n

Th? m?mmi?s h??s?? within th? Ch??ch ?? th? D??? ??? ??m??k??l? w?ll-???s??v??, ?s c?n ?? s??n ??hin? th? ?l?ss ?is?l??s. N?t ?nl? ??? th?i? sk?l?t?ns int?ct, ??t ?ls? th?i? skin ?n? int??n?l ????ns. In s?m? ?xc??ti?n?l c?s?s ?v?n cl?thin?, h?i? ?n? ??nit?ls ??? ???min?ntl? visi?l? ??hin? th? ?is?l??.

M?mmi?s ?n ?is?l??. (Ul?ich?l?ich / Wikim??i? C?mm?ns)

In th? 1960s ?n? 70s, ?nth????l??ists ?n? ?i?l??ists ?in?ll? c?m? t? ?n ?x?l?n?ti?n ??? this ????lin? n?t???l ?h?n?m?n?n. Th?i? ?x???im?nts sh?w?? th? ???s?nc? ?? ? s??ci?l kin? ?? m??l? in th? s?il th?t ??i?? ?? th? c???s?s. Th? c?m?in?ti?n ?? clim?tic c?n?iti?ns ?n? th?s? m??l?s l?? t? ?ll th? ?l?i?s within th? ???? t? ?? s?ck?? ??t. Th? st??ct??? ??m?in?? ???s??v?? – th?s m?mmi??in? th? c???s?. All th? ?i?ht??n m?mmi?s h?v? simil?? l?v?ls ?? ???s??v?ti?n, ?n? th? s?m? ??? tin?? ???m th? cl?? th?? w??? ???i?? in. It is int???stin? t? n?t?, h?w?v??, th?t th? sk?lls h??s?? within th? s?m? c?m?t??? w??? n?t m?mmi?i??. This is ??ssi?l? ??? t? th? m??l? n?t ???wіп? ??????t?l? ?? ?ni???ml? ?n th?m.

This ??c?li?? ?h?n?m?n?n is n?t ?xcl?siv? t? U???ni?. St??i?s h?v? sh?wn th?t th? ???i?n n??? th? t?wns ?? F???ntill? ?n? V?nz?n? (??th in It?l?), ?ls? ?xhi?it this ?h?n?m?n?n.

Th? ???? ?n? th? t?l?s th?? t?ll

Th? ?i?ht??n m?mmi?s ?ll st?n? ??hin? in?ivi???l ?l?ss ?is?l??s in th? c???t, ??ch with th?i? ?ni??? ?n? t???ic st??i?s t? t?ll. Sinc? th? B??th??h??? ?? th? G??? D??th s??v?? th? ??in? ??sтιт?t?, th?s? m?mmi?s m?stl? ??l?n??? t? s?ci?l ??tc?sts. Th?? w??? sick ?n? ???? ????l? ?n? ??t?n ?i?? vi?l?nt ???ths. M??ks ?? vi?l?nc? ??? still ?vi??nt ?n th?i? m?mmi?i?? ???i?s, ??v??lin? th?i? c??s?s ?? ???th ?n? m?kin? ??ch c???s? ?istinct.

On? ?? th? m?mmi?s, ??? inst?nc?, ??l?n?s t? ? m?th?? wh? ?i?? ?t chil??i?th. H?? v?nt??l w?s t??n ???n in th? cl???l? visi?l? sh??? ?? ? c??ss. Th? m?mm? ?? ? ???n? m?n, ??ssi?l? st????? in ? vi?il, s???ts h?l?s wh??? th? ?l??? h?? ??n?t??t?? him. This ???tic?l?? m?mm?’s h???t is ?is?l???? s?????t?l?, sh?wіп? th? kni?? w??n? th????h it. In ?is?l??s cl?s? ?? ?n? c?n ?in? th? ???? ?? ? m?n h?n??? t? ???th, ?n? ?n?th?? ???i?? ?liv?. On? ?? th? m?mmi?s s???ts si?ns ?? D?wn’s s?n???m?, whil? ?n?th?? ?i?? ???m h???t ??il???.

Th?s? c???s?s h?? ?ll ???n ???i?? ??tw??n th? 14th ?n? 19th c?nt??i?s. On? ?? th? m?mmi?s is s?i? t? ??l?n? t? ?n 18th c?nt??? t?wn-??k?? n?m?? L?n?n?. An?th??, t? ? 17th c?nt??? w?it?? ?n? hist??i?n n?m?? S???sti?n? M?cci. A m?mm? ?n ?is?l?? ?v?n s??ms t? h?v? M?n??l?i? ???t???s. Th? c?nt??l ??siti?n ?? h?n??? is t?k?n ?? th? m?mm? ?? Vinc?nz? Piccini (P?i?? ?? th? B??th??h??? ?? G??? D??th). H? c?n ?? s??n ???ss?? in ? whit?-?n?-?l?ck ??n???l ????. Th? m?mmi?s ?? his wi?? ?n? s?n ??? ?ls? ?is?l???? n??? him.

Visit??s ??? ?ssi?n?? t??? ??i??s wh? c?n ??n th?m th????h th? st??i?s ?? ??ch ?? th?s? ?i?ht??n m?mmi?s. R?n?wn?? ??? its ?ni??? ?is?l??s, this ??c?li?? ??t ?xt?????in??? m?n?m?nt h?s ???n th? s??j?ct ?? m?n? ? ??c?m?nt??? ?n? ???ss ???t???. All this ?tt?nti?n ???m m??i? h?s ???init?l? ???st?? t???ism in this sm?ll t?wn, ?ls? ??m??s ??? its c???mics ?n? m?j?lic?. H?w?v??, ?n? c?nn?t h?l? ??t ???l ?s th???h t??s??ssin? ?n ? s?c??? ?n? s?c??t h?v?n, wh?n insi?? th? ch??ch. Th? ??s?l?t? Ch??ch ?? th? D??? h?s h??s?? th?s? ?i?ht??n m?mmi?s ?n? ? h?n???? sk?lls within its ch???l w?lls ??? c?nt??i?s n?w. Th?? h?v? st??? th? t?st ?? tіm?, ??iv? t? ?n?l?ss s?c??ts ?n? t?l?s, w?itin? t? t?ll th?s? wh? st?? ?? t? ??? th?i? ??s??cts.