Comments on: Ossuaries: Walls of Bones http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/ Daily Oddities Mon, 14 May 2012 02:56:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Laurence http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-2498 Laurence Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:10:02 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-2498 wew... pretty amazing ..are they still accepting bones? wew… pretty amazing ..are they still accepting bones?

]]> By: Christian Clefas http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-2314 Christian Clefas Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:07:43 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-2314 can you donate your bones there? can you donate your bones there?

]]> By: terryloo http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-2279 terryloo Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:28:12 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-2279 I think this is a fabulous way to go.When i die i would love to be put on display and bring some joy back into a loved ones life.sure its mascarbe,but think of all the funny positions you could be put in and people would remember you as you were.It would be a wonderful way to repurpose the container your soul came in .NOW... do i want to be doing a piroet?...macarena? or the funky chicken,so any dances to choose from.Perhaps i would make a delightful coat rack ohh the mind just fills with possibilities.loved your articles keep up the good work,you always make me think.Good Job I think this is a fabulous way to go.When i die i would love to be put on display and bring some joy back into a loved ones life.sure its mascarbe,but think of all the funny positions you could be put in and people would remember you as you were.It would be a wonderful way to repurpose the container your soul came in .NOW… do i want to be doing a piroet?…macarena? or the funky chicken,so any dances to choose from.Perhaps i would make a delightful coat rack ohh the mind just fills with possibilities.loved your articles keep up the good work,you always make me think.Good Job

]]> By: sofibebe http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-2120 sofibebe Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:57:26 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-2120 Picture number 3 under San Bernardino alle Ossa is actually from Capela dos Ossos in Evora, Portugal. Picture number 3 under San Bernardino alle Ossa is actually from Capela dos Ossos in Evora, Portugal.

]]> By: cindy http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-1828 cindy Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:51:10 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-1828 Oh I love it. Awesome pictures. I'm so thrilled to know I'm not the only one that takes pictures like this. I like to show them to my friends and just wait for the facial expressions usually with my camera in hand. Oh I love it. Awesome pictures. I’m so thrilled to know I’m not the only one that takes pictures like this. I like to show them to my friends and just wait for the facial expressions usually with my camera in hand.

]]> By: SFinSF http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-1707 SFinSF Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:43:37 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-1707 Thank you for this site. I did my Master's degree research on burial in medieval Ireland (social history) in the early 90s and during that time, visited the Capuchin church in Rome some years ago. Being from the western U.S., where land for cemeteries hasn't historically been a concern, the ossuary tradition was new to me and -- of course -- seemed very creepy. My views about what was "odd" and what was part of a very ancient tradition changed radically in the course of my research. Having never been to Paris, I was unaware of the famous ossuary there (which is not medieval!) until seeing the exhibition on Paris currently residing at one of our fine arts museums. It is very interested to see "the wall" -- as there are a couple of mentions of ossuaries in cemeteries in Ireland in sources between 900-1500 -- but there is a reference from the mid 1800s in a travel journal of "a wall of bones and skulls" -- and the photos of the Parisian ossuary give me some idea of how that might have looked. Certainly, this would have been a VERY ancient practice in the 1700s. Thank you for this site. I did my Master’s degree research on burial in medieval Ireland (social history) in the early 90s and during that time, visited the Capuchin church in Rome some years ago. Being from the western U.S., where land for cemeteries hasn’t historically been a concern, the ossuary tradition was new to me and — of course — seemed very creepy. My views about what was “odd” and what was part of a very ancient tradition changed radically in the course of my research. Having never been to Paris, I was unaware of the famous ossuary there (which is not medieval!) until seeing the exhibition on Paris currently residing at one of our fine arts museums. It is very interested to see “the wall” — as there are a couple of mentions of ossuaries in cemeteries in Ireland in sources between 900-1500 — but there is a reference from the mid 1800s in a travel journal of “a wall of bones and skulls” — and the photos of the Parisian ossuary give me some idea of how that might have looked. Certainly, this would have been a VERY ancient practice in the 1700s.

]]> By: ???QUESTION??? http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-1700 ???QUESTION??? Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:31:59 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-1700 I find this kinda screwed up to the next level!!! :O I find this kinda screwed up to the next level!!! :O

]]> By: raz http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-1636 raz Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:02:27 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-1636 there's one in evora, portugal - not as flashy but definitely worth the trip! there’s one in evora, portugal – not as flashy but definitely worth the trip!

]]> By: Robert http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-1409 Robert Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:55:17 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-1409 This packrat has learned that what the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were and the tales of how we loved. In the end, it's the family stories that are worth the storage. This packrat has learned that what the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were and the tales of how we loved. In the end, it’s the family stories that are worth the storage.

]]> By: AzrialM http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-1232 AzrialM Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:22:39 +0000 http://cogitz.com/2009/09/01/ossuaries-walls-of-bones/#comment-1232 Oddly beautiful and fascinating, yet creepy. I know this sounds dorky, but now I know where Castlevania got a lot of its inspiration for some catacomb scenes. I feel enriched knowing these actually existed. Oddly beautiful and fascinating, yet creepy.

I know this sounds dorky, but now I know where Castlevania got a lot of its inspiration for some catacomb scenes. I feel enriched knowing these actually existed.

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