sedlecossuaryhistory

2017年10月26日 — Tragically beautiful, the Sedlec Ossuary is decorated with human bones that were bleached and carved. Photograph by Maremagnum, Getty Images.

Sedlec Ossuary has a long history, beginning in the 13th century when the Abbot of the Sedlec Monastery (Abbot Henry) brought a handful of earth back from a ...

The kostnice (ossuary) is an underground chapel of All Saints Cemetery and originally was a part of the Cistercian abbey in Sedlec, which was founded in 1142 by ...

2019年6月11日 — Built between 1290 and 1320, the cathedral is one of the oldest examples of Baroque Gothic style in the world and has even made it onto the ...

2023年8月18日 — The story of the Sedlec Ossuary really starts in 1278 when an abbott came back from Jerusalem with a jar of 'holy soil'. He scattered it on this ...

In a short time, many people were buried in Sedlec Ossuary, and thus came the idea of creating an ossuary. Building the ossuary was given to a half-blind monk ...

History. The Cemetery Church was a part of the oldest Cistercian monastery in Bohemia founded in 1142. A unique Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and St.

Around 1400, a Gothic church was built in the center of the cemetery with a vaulted upper level and a lower chapel to be used as an ossuary for the mass graves ...

2023年12月25日 — Explore this amazing church with our expert guide. Discover its history and architecture and how to visit—one of the best day trips from Prague.