Catacomb saints were the bodies of ancient Christians that were carefully exhumed from the catacombs of Rome and sent abroad. They were typically lavishly decorated with gold and precious stones. During the Beeldenstorm of the 16th century and continued iconoclasm of the 17th century, Catholic churches throughout Europe were systematically stripped of their religious symbols, iconography and relics.
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Catacomb saints were the bodies of ancient Christians that were carefully exhumed from the catacombs of Rome and sent abroad to serve as relics of certain saints. They were typically lavishly decorated with gold and precious stones. During the Beeldenstorm of the 16th century and continued iconoclasm of the 17th century, Catholic churches throughout Europe were systematically stripped of their religious symbols, iconography and relics.
In response, the Vatican ordered that thousands of skeletons be exhuming from theCatacombs beneath the city and installed in towns throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland
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