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St. Leonard's Church bone crypt [1]
England

A view inside the St. Leonard's Church bone crypt in Hythe, England.  It is one of only two churches in England to contain a surviving ossuary, the other being Holy Trinity church in Rothwell, Northamptonshire.  It has the largest and best-preserved collection of ancient human skulls and bones in Britain. The chancel, dated from 1220, covers a processional ossuary (a bone store, more commonly found on the continent) lined with 2,000 skulls and 8,000 thigh bones. They date from the medieval period 700 years ago, probably having been stored after removal, to make way for new graves. This was common in England, but bones were usually dispersed, and this is thus a rare collection. Several of the skulls show marks of trepanning.  The ossuary is estimated to contain the remains of around 2000–4000 individuals.  The place is not a morbid place but rather of hope & light - everyone whose remains are found here died in the hope of Jesus' Resurrection.

 

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Leonard%27s_Church,_Hythe

Copyright: William L
Art: Spherical
Resolution: 20756x10378
Taken: 05/05/2026
Hochgeladen: 08/05/2026
Published: 08/05/2026
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Tags: crypt; bone crypt; ossuary; st. leonard's church; saint leonard's church; hythe; kent; england; interior; bones; skulls; craniums; femurs; l1x7315u9v-*wr
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