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St. Michan’s Church | Dublin, Ireland | Atlas Obscura

I’m normally all about mummies and crypts and stuff, but this is genuinely creepy.

fairphantom:

bohemea:

exclamationmark:

The Crystal Ball (1902) by John William Waterhouse.

fuckyeahdogs:

honeysticks:loveyourchaos:(via kidskidskids)

“Saint Stephen was canonized in 1083, and as part of the process of saint-ing, his corpse was exhumed from his crypt. It is said that his right arm (though not the rest of him apparently) was found to be as fresh as the day he was buried. The supple arm was promptly lopped off to be preserved and venerated. … It is believed that around this time the monks cut the hand from the arm and sent the upper arm to Lemburg, and the lower arm to Vienna. A common practice in those days to keep once branch of the church from getting jealous.” (via The Holy Right | Budapest, Hungary | Atlas Obscura)

My question - How do you choose the monk who gets to do the chopping? Is it a punishment? A reward? Or does the job just go to the guy who normally chops the meat and has a cleaver handy?

onlycupcakes:

Via Irresistible Desserts

Cool beans!

suicideblonde:

“Excuse me ladies, do you know the route to the highway?”