The catacombs

This subterranean world, while eerie, provides a profound meditation on life, death, and the inexorable march of time… Paris, often referred to as “The City of Light”, is renowned for its grand…

I'm a sucker for history and hidden things in a city. We like to see the big sights, but we also take great joy in exploring the lesser known parts of cities when we travel. One of the things I really wanted to do with our time in Paris was make a visit to the catacombs. While not secret by any mean

Here’s how to visit the Paris Catacombs and things to know before you go! Also discover a complete history of the Paris Catacombs!

Paris, France. Skulls inside the Catacombs

I am very pleased that it goes back to my project on the Catacomben Saints from Switzerland. This time it went into the Rheinau monastery and we visited 4 catacombs saint. I was fascinated especially the St. Deodatus and the St.. Theodora. Both are sitting on chairs to see and on the side altars. Here the St. Theodora the martyr on one chair under a small canopy. In the right hand she holds a a palm branch (prize of victory). In his left hand the sword (Arma Christi). The Authentika…

CATACOMBES DE PARIS // paris catacombs — Alexander J.E. Bradley

Beneath the streets of Paris lies a network of underground tunnels, stretching for over 300 kilometers, is home to the remains of over six million people, and was once used as limestone quarries to…

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St Maximus in Bürglen, Switzerland, a patron of the poor Picture: Paul Koudounaris

⚠️TW: Bones⚠️The Paris Catacombs

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Oh, you didn't know the skeletons of martyrs were unabashedly decked out in gems? WELCOME TO THE CLUB.

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