Palermo's Capuchin Monastery


 

One of the most unusual and fascinating sites in Palermo has to be the Capuchin Monastery Catacombs.

Palermo's Capuchin monastery outgrew its original cemetery in the 16th century and monks began to excavate crypts below it.

In 1599 they mummified one of their number, the recently-deceased brother Silvestro of Gubbio, and placed him in the catacombs.

Initially the catacombs were intended only for deceased friars. However, in later centuries it became a status symbol to be entombed in the Capuchin catacombs. In their wills, local luminaries would ask to be preserved in certain clothes, or even have their clothes changed at regular intervals.

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